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Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern africa in search of a lost friendand a lost treasure, the fabled mines of king solomon. King solomons mines ebooktakeaway download free ebooks. Rider haggard haggard, henry rider 18561925 english novelist best known for his romantic adventure novels written against south african backgrounds. At the time large parts of africa remained unexplored by europeans and the book captured the imagination of the public. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 264 pages and is available in paperback format. King solomons mines henry rider haggard full view 1886. Language english book genre classics, fiction, fantasy, adventure download format pdf size 903 kb. The original indiana jones3 september 20ti remember watching a movie based on this book starring richard chamberlain. A modern reader may find the story predictable and derivative but thats likely because king solomons mines became the template for so many stories to follow. Rider haggards king solomons mines is widely acknowledged as the first work in what would come to be known as the lost world literary genre, and inspired other famous works such as sir arthur conan doyles the lost world, edgar rice burroughs the land that time forgot, and h.
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