Details

Subject(s)

• Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character)—Fiction [Browse]
• Africa—Fiction [Browse]

Editor

• Luckhurst, Roger [Browse]

Writer of introduction

• Luckhurst, Roger [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Action and adventure fiction [Browse]

Series

• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics

Summary note

When Allan Quatermain is approached by Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good to search for Sir Henry's missing brother, deep in the African interior, he agrees to lead their expedition. Quatermain has a map to the fabled King Solomon's Mines, whose treasure the missing man sought to attain. Their journey takes them to Kukuanaland, where they find a warrior tribe in thrall to King Twala. Soon the white men are embroiled in a desperate tribal battle, and Quatermain's expedition can only reach its goal with the aid of Gagool, the ancient 'mother' no one trusts.

Notes

First published as a World's Classics paperback 1989.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN

• 9780198722953 ((pbk.))
• 0198722958 ((pbk.))

OCLC

941070899

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