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Adventure

King Solomon’s Mines

by H. Rider Haggard

Allan Quatermain leads a group of adventurers into an unknown region of Africa in a search for fame and glory.

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First published
1876
Length
82,456 words
Reading time
About 5 hr 44 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.

Haggard wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island . In the process he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost World” genre, which would later influence other writers like Arthur Conan Doyle and H. P. Lovecraft .

The book tells the tale of Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and hunter, who is approached by Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good to help them find Curtis’ lost brother, who went missing while trying to find the fabled King Solomon’s Mines.

This book has spawned multiple adaptations in the form of movies, comics, and TV shows.

About the author

H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) is described by Wikidata as English adventure novelist (1856–1925), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Recorded occupations include writer, novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, and prose writer. Languages recorded for H. Rider Haggard include English. Wikidata lists King Solomon's Mines and She: A History of Adventure among H. Rider Haggard's notable works. Open Library identifies King Solomon's Mines as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 270 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Allan Quatermain, King Solomon’s Mines, and She under H. Rider Haggard's authorship.

1856–1925

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Themes and ideas

  • Africa
  • Missing persons
  • Adventure stories
  • Treasure troves
  • Hunting guides
  • Diamond mines and mining
  • Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character)

Table of contents

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  1. Dedication
  2. Author’s Note
  3. Introduction
  4. King Solomon’s Mines
  5. I
  6. II
  7. III
  8. IV
  9. V
  10. VI
  11. VII
  12. VIII
  13. IX
  14. X
  15. XI
  16. XII
  17. XIII
  18. XIV
  19. XV
  20. XVI
  21. XVII
  22. XVIII
  23. XIX
  24. XX
  25. Endnotes
  26. List of Illustrations
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