検索キーワード： 著者 "Henry Rider Haggard" すべてのカテゴリー

Allan Quatermain, esperto cacciatore di elefanti, viene ingaggiato dal gentiluomo inglese sir Henry Curtis come guida in una spedizione nel cuore dell'Africa alla ricerca di suo fratello, scomparso mentre seguiva le tracce delle miniere di diamanti del re Salomone. Tra colpi di scena, guerre e incontri inattesi, il viaggio si trasformerà in un'esperienza cruciale, un confronto con un mondo sconosciuto e con se stessi.

The story is set in the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the priesthood of Isis. The main character, Harmachis (the living descendant of this bloodline), is charged by the priesthood with overthrowing the supposed impostor - Cleopatra - driving out the Romans, and restoring Egypt to its golden era.

This romance set in Mexico tells of the journey of a native and a white man in search of the fabled Golden City of the Indians.

Twenty years have passed since their first adventure in Africa, but Leo assures Holly that Ayesha is alive and imploring him to find her. They search through Asia and eventually arrive in the city of Kaloon, ruled by the mad Khan Rassen and his devious wife, the Khania Atene. The people live under an uneasy truce with the followers of the Priestess of Hes, who dwells on the Mountain, a huge volcano that dominates the region.

One of the bestselling novels of the 19th century, King Solomon's Mines has inspired dozens of adventure stories, including Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan books and the Indiana Jones movies. Vivid and enormously action-packed, Henry Rider Haggard's tale of danger and discovery continues to shock and thrill, as it has since it was first presented to the public and heralded as "the most amazing book ever written."