King Solomon's Mines is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is one of the first English adventure novels set in Africa and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre.
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
| Series | Allan Quatermain Series |
| Publisher | Cassell and Company |
| Preceded by | The Witch's Head |
| Followed by | ' |
| Text | ' at Wikisource |
About King Solomon's Mines
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain is hired by a woman to find her missing father, believed lost on an expedition to find the fabled King Solomon's Mines. Together they follow mysterious maps into unknown territories.
Achievement of King Solomon's Mines
It is the fourth film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by H. Rider Haggard.
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Latest information about King Solomon's Mines updated on July 28 2021.
