King Solomon's Mines
$23.64
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2008
Summary
New to Black Classics with a New Introduction by Giles Foden
Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend - and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141439525 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141439521 |
| Author: | H. Rider Haggard, Robert Hampson, Giles Foden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 237g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
“A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure.” - Andrew Lang
“A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure.” —Andrew Lang
H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925)
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a prolific English writer, renowned for his colorful novels set in exotic and mysterious locations. His works often transported readers to unknown regions and lost kingdoms across Africa, as well as to other far-flung places like Iceland, Constantinople, Mexico, and Ancient Egypt. Haggard’s most celebrated novel is the romantic adventure tale King Solomon’s Mines (1885), which drew inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
Giles Foden (born 1967)
Giles Foden was born in Warwickshire in 1967. His family relocated to Malawi in 1972, where he spent his formative years. His debut novel, the critically acclaimed The Last King of Scotland (1998), is set during Idi Amin’s oppressive regime in Uganda in the 1970s and earned him the Whitbread First Novel Award. His second novel, Ladysmith (1999), is situated during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899. Zanzibar (2002) is set in East Africa and delves into the events surrounding the bombings of American embassies in 1998. His most recent publication, The Battle for Lake Tanganyika, was released in 2004.
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