<![CDATA[King Solomon's Mines]]>

false <![CDATA[King Solomon's Mines]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167462168m/23814.jpg 23814 136 Touted by its 1885 publisher as “the most amazing story ever written,” <i>King Solomon’s Mines</i> was one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century. H. Rider Haggard’s thrilling saga of elephant hunter Allan Quatermain and his search for fabled treasure is more than just an adventure story, though: As Alexandra Fuller explains in her Introduction, in its vivid portrayal of the alliances and battles of white colonials and African tribesmen, <i>King Solomon’s Mines</i> “brings us the world of extremes, of the absurdly tall tales and of the illogical loyalty between disparate people that still informs this part of the world.” 575986 book 1885 King Solomon's Mines (Modern Library Classics) total:1237|5:238|4:462|3:405|2:110|1:22| 1237 4495 1879 154 4 1 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 09:50:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 08:32:02 -0700 2009 2 Herman Charles Bosman's fictious character, Oom Schalk Lourens (because of the language use) and Mr Bones - even if it's only bec...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Feb 23 07:21:09 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 07:21:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 true false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 16:50:23 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 09:22:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 04 17:46:04 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 08 21:40:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jun 06 08:41:40 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 08:46:03 -0700 2007
This, I feel, is indicative of this book. It has all the strengths and weaknesses of t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 19 07:29:55 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 03:54:03 -0700 2008 It is presented straightforwardly and suffers from...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 03:11:28 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 03:14:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:31:36 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:33:13 -0800 2009 This book mainly talks about a story about a group of people. They are Quatermain, Henry Curtis, captain Good, and some Zulu. Henry and Captain Good met Quatermain on the ship. Henry wanted to find his brother, Jim. Therefore, they decided to go to Solomon’s ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 18:00:16 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:00:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 09:24:45 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 09:28:01 -0700 2008
The Haggard novels are fantasy/adventures, many of which are based in Africa.

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"Say to my lord, Bougwan, that--I love him, and that I am glad to die because I know that he cannot cumber his life with such as I am, for the sun may not mate with the darkness, nor the white with the black.

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Do I even have to say it was much more exciting, humorous at parts, and more fulfilling than any movie that has been ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 12:25:48 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 08:34:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=23814