An edition of King Solomon's Mines (1880)

King Solomon's mines

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An edition of King Solomon's Mines (1880)

King Solomon's mines

  • 4.1 (24 ratings)
  • 196 Want to read
  • 9 Currently reading
  • 35 Have read

King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.

Haggard wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. In the process he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost World” genre, which would later influence other writers like Arthur Conan Doyle and H. P. Lovecraft.

The book tells the tale of Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and hunter, who is approached by Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good to help them find Curtis’ lost brother, who went missing while trying to find the fabled King Solomon’s Mines.

This book has spawned multiple adaptations in the form of movies, comics, and TV shows.

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Language
English
Pages
105

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King Solomon’s Mines
2018, Standard Ebooks
in English
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King Solomon's Mines
2016, Oxford University Press
in English
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King Solomon's Mines
2009-08-24, Audible Studios
in English
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King Solomon's mines
2002, Modern Library
in English - Modern Library pbk. ed.
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king solomon's mines
1996, the reader's digest association
in English
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King Solomon's mines
1993, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: King Solomons Mines
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king solomon 's mines
1967-01-01, Dean & Son Ltd.
in English
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king Solomon's Mines
1961
in English
Cover of: King Solomon's mines
King Solomon's mines
1956, Cassell
in English
Cover of: KING SOLOMON'S MINES
KING SOLOMON'S MINES
1951, Pan Books Ltd
in English
Cover of: king solomons mines
king solomons mines
1924, cassel and company ltd
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Hong Kong, Oxford
Series
Oxford progressive readers. Grade 4

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
428.6
Library of Congress

The Physical Object

Pagination
105p. :
Number of pages
105

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21167990M
ISBN 10
0195854616
LibraryThing
7212967
Goodreads
108915

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL17448W

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