King Solomon’s Mines

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<p><i>King Solomon’s Mines</i> 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.</p> <p><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-rider-haggard">Haggard</a> wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/robert-louis-stevenson">Robert Louis Stevenson’s</a> <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/robert-louis-stevenson/treasure-island"><i>Treasure Island</i></a>. In the process he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost World” genre, which would later influence other writers like <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/arthur-conan-doyle">Arthur Conan Doyle</a> and <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-p-lovecraft"><abbr>H. P.</abbr> Lovecraft</a>.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>This book has spawned multiple adaptations in the form of movies, comics, and TV shows.</p>

subjects: Children's fiction,  Mines and mineral resources, fiction,  Adventure and adventurers, fiction,  Large type books,  Quatermain, allan (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, action & adventure,  Africa -- Fiction,  Missing persons -- Fiction,  Adventure stories,  Treasure troves -- Fiction,  Hunting guides -- Fiction,  Diamond mines and mining -- Fiction,  Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction,  Fiction,  Allan Quatermain (Fictitious character),  Treasure troves,  Diamond mines and mining,  Hunting guides,  Missing persons,  Adventure and adventurers,  Ficción,  Quatermain, Allan (Personaje literario),  Buried treasure,  English language,  Text-books for foreigners,  Personas desaparecidas,  Tesoros ocultos,  Guías de caza,  Translations into Portuguese,  English Adventure stories,  Literature,  Classic Literature,  Roman anglais,  South africa, fiction,  Missing persons, fiction,  Africa, fiction,  Young adult fiction,  Adventure fiction,  Lost World,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Quatermain, Allan (Personnages fictifs),  Romans, nouvelles,  Treasure-troves,  Juvenile fiction,  English literature,  Fiction, thrillers, general,  Reference foreign languages instruction english as a f aaaa0,  Reference foreign languages instruction english as a foreign,  Reference foreign languages general,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Spanish language books,  Readers,  Spanish language,  Solomon, king of israel, fiction,  Fiction, fantasy, general,  English language, textbooks for foreign speakers,  Swahili language,  Texts,  Solomon, king of israel,  Fiction, historical, general,  Description and travel,  Travel

People: H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925),  Allan Quatermain (Fictitious character)

Places: Africa,  South Africa,  Sudáfrica,  Central Africa