Allan Quatermain

When Allan Quatermain's son Harry a physician dies of smallpox , he was a volunteer treating hospital patients; thankfully now an extinct disease, the father is naturally devastated and becomes very restless. Prosperous but bored in Merry Old England, Allan is alone in the world except for his two c......more

It's been several decades since I first read King Solomon's Mines and was enthralled. Now that I've a E-reader, Haggard's other Quatermain novels are suddenly accessible in a way they haven't been before, so I've decided to revisit Mr. Quatermain. The voice is the same, and this is a delight, since i......more

ENGLISH: This novel is a sequel to "King Solomon's Mines" with the same three main characters, and the last of the novels about Allan Quatermain in the Allan's chronological order, although not the last Haggard wrote. I have found the following problem with this book: In "King Solomon Mines" there wa......more

This is the sequel to King Solomon's Mines written in 1885. This book is written by a Victorian male writer who has certain preoccupations and stereotypes, which were I suppose typical in most male writers of the time. Readers should be aware of this. Having said that, this is a cracking yarn for the......more