King Solomons Mines
by H. Rider Haggard
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Synopsis
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
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- 1699895423LEE
- Title
- King Solomons Mines
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
- Date Published
- 1960
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