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King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard (1885)
Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted Africa to find a missing man — and discovers the legendary diamond mines of King Solomon. The original adventure quest that set the template for Indiana Jones.
Historical Significance:
Haggard wrote King Solomon's Mines on a bet with his brother that he could write a novel as good as Treasure Island. Published in 1885, it became the first English adventure novel set in Africa and created the ...
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Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted Africa to find a missing man — and discovers the legendary diamond mines of King Solomon. The original adventure quest that set the template for Indiana Jones.
Historical Significance:
Haggard wrote King Solomon's Mines on a bet with his brother that he could write a novel as good as Treasure Island. Published in 1885, it became the first English adventure novel set in Africa and created the ...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=142
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