Allan Quartermain

by H. Rider Haggard, Classic Adventures (Created by), Classic Fiction (Compiler)

Overview

An excellent adventure novel - imagine Indiana Jones in more genteel Victorian times. The idea of a lost civilization of white people in the middle of Africa must have seemed like a British Colonial dream. The author, however, gives a voice to the idea that too much civilization is not always such a good thing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015366778
Publisher:	Classic Adventures
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	233 KB

About the Author

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author of adventure novels set in exotic locales, predominantly Africa. King Solomon’s Mines, one of his best-known books, details the life of the explorer Allan Quartermain. She: A History of Adventure followed, introducing the character Ayesha. While much of Haggard’s reputation stems from those two books and their subsequent series, he also wrote nonfiction and short stories.