The character Allan Quatermain is the hero of H. Rider Haggard's novel King Solomon's Mines. In this adventure novel named after him, Quatermain longs for a return to the wilderness after losing his son. He talks a number of companions into joining him and they journey inland from Africa's east coast, where they are attacked by Masai warriors. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
I believe it was the old Egyptians - a very wise people, probably indeed much wiser than we know for in the leisure of their ample centuries they had time to think out things - who declared that each individual personality is made up of six or seven different elements, although the Bible only allows us three, namely body soul and spirit...
I read this because it was an old adventure novel. I loved that it was based in Africa, because I grew up there. The story is good, and I laughed out loud here and there. I was surprised to find that there is a whole series of books, and likely will read more of them. That said, there are parts of the story that seem a bit ... well... unbelievable... not so bad as to put me off the book altogether, but enough to be a weensy bit annoying. I suppose that's probably a positive attribute in some books... there's nothing really wrong with suspension of disbelief... I like fantasy... its just I found this danced a bit too close to the ... oh my word... really.... you want me to believe that? I like the author's style however. The conversational way the book is written is amusing. It's even kind of funny the way it reads a bit like a diary at points. I recommend the book with the caveat that it is, well, most definitely fiction, if you know what I mean. Some pure fantasy ... totally fiction... is written in a way that you want to believe it could be real in an alternate universe or something. This book will entertain and hold interest, but you'll never really think it could be real.Edit: The above was written when I was about half way through ... about the time the heroes found the locale they sought through the first half of the book. This turned out to be the most far fetched part of the tale. Upon ending the story, I find it quite easy to overlook this segment, and quite forgot that I had graded it as middle-of-the-road. This is a rich adventure, with plenty of action and intrigue, of heroics and sacrifice. The fantastic aspects of the story are, in retrospect, not significant enough to reject the entertainment it provided. Upon finishing the book and finding myself mulling over the story, I simply must bump the rating higher. In fact, I do believe, even though I'm not much for going to superlatives, that a five properly reflects how I feel about it. I'm going to download another book by this author right now
Allan Quatermain (Allan Quatermain 14) (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): The character Allan Quatermain is the hero of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines. In this adventure novel named after him, Quatermain longs for a return to the wilderness after losing his son. He talks a number of companions into joining him and they journey inland from Africa's east coast, where they are attacked by Masai warriors
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of Allan Quatermain books by H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain Hunter Quatermain's Story She and Allan Allan and the Holy Flower Allan's Wife The Ancient Allan Finished Maiwa's Revenge Marie, An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain Child of Storm The Ivory Child The Ancient Allan
"In this sequel to King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain and his companions once more set out for Africa, this time in search of a white race reputed to live north of Mount Kenya. They survive fierce encounters with Masai warriors, undergo a terrifying subterranean journey, and discover a lost civilization before being caught up in a passionate love-triangle that engulfs the country in a ferocious civil war."
