Books with author Henry Rider Haggard Haggard

King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardHow is this book unique?Tablet and e-reader formattedOriginal & Unabridged EditionAuthor Biography includedIllustrated versionKing 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 adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.The book was first published in September 1885 amid considerable fanfare, with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written". It became an immediate best seller. By the late 19th century, explorers were uncovering ancient civilisations around the world, such as Egypt's Valley of the Kings, and the empire of Assyria. Inner Africa remained largely unexplored and King Solomon's Mines, the first novel of African adventure published in English, captured the public's imagination

Child of Storm is a 1913 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot is set in 1854-56 and concerns Quatermain hunting in Zululand and getting involved with Mameema, a beautiful African girl who causes great turmoil in the Zulu kingdom.The novel is the second in a trilogy by Haggard involving the collapse of the Zulu kingdom and featuring the dwarf Zikali. The first book is Marie, and the third, Finished.The story takes place against the real life struggle between Cetshwayo and Umbelazi, the two sons of the Zulu king Mpande (called "Panda" in the novel). The events culminate in the Battle of Ndondakusuka (here called the "Battle of the Tugela") in 1856. Real life people such as Panda, Cetshwayo, and John Robert Dunn appear as characters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "H. RIDER HAGGARD Ultimate Collection: 60+ Works in One Volume (Allan Quatermain Series, Ayesha Series, Lost World Novels, Short Stories, Essays & Autobiography)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. Table of Contents:Allan Quatermain Series:MarieAllan's WifeChild of StormA Tale of Three LionsMaiwa's RevengeThe Hunter Quatermain's StoryLong OddsAllan and the Holy FlowerShe and AllanThe Ivory ChildFinishedMagepa the BuckKing Solomon's MinesThe Ancient AllanAllan QuatermainAyesha Series:SheAyeshaShe and AllanOther Novels:DawnThe Witch's HeadJessMr. Meeson's WillColonel Quaritch, V.C.CleopatraBeatriceThe World's DesireEric BrighteyesNada the LilyMontezuma's DaughterThe People of the MistHeart of the WorldJoan HasteThe WizardDoctor TherneElissaSwallowLysbethPearl MaidenStella Fregelius The BrethrenThe Way of the SpiritBenitaFair MargaretThe Ghost KingsThe Yellow GodThe Lady of BlossholmeMorning StarQueen Sheba's RingRed EveThe Mahatma and the HareThe Wanderer's NecklaceLove EternalMoon of IsraelWhen the World ShookThe Virgin of the SunShort Stories:Smith and the PharaohsThe Blue CurtainsLittle FlowerOnly a DreamBarbara Who Came BackNon-fiction:Cetywayo and his White NeighborsThe Last Boer WarA Winter PilgrimageRegeneration

This carefully crafted ebook: "ALLAN QUATERMAIN – Complete Series: 18 Adventure Books in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Allan Quatermain - The reluctant hero, ultimate adventurer and outdoorsman, was a template for the American character Indiana Jones, featured in the films Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Quatermain also became a main character in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In this collection of the original books, Allan Quatermain is the hero of the Lost World Classic, King Solomon's Mines, and its various prequels and sequels.Table of Contents:MarieAllan's WifeChild of StormA Tale of Three LionsMaiwa's RevengeThe Hunter Quatermain's StoryLong OddsAllan and the Holy FlowerShe and AllanThe Ivory ChildFinishedMagepa the BuckKing Solomon's MinesThe Ancient AllanAllan Quatermain