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King Solomon’s Mines

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King Solomon’s Mines

1885 Completed
by H. Rider Haggard
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Big-game hunter Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted Africa to find a missing brother and the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. The journey descends into tribal war and a lost kingdom.

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Chapters 23
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Big-game hunter Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into uncharted Africa to find a missing brother and the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. The journey descends into tribal war and a lost kingdom.

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23 Chapters
82,733 Words
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Jan 1 Updated

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Artifact HuntingClassicsFirst PersonHistoricalSurvival

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1 DEDICATION January 1, 1885 2 min read Unread 0 ›
2 INTRODUCTION January 1, 1885 3 min read Unread 0 ›
3 ALLAN QUATERMAIN. January 1, 1885 1 min read Unread 0 ›
4 CHAPTER I. — I MEET SIR HENRY CURTIS January 1, 1885 16 min read Unread 0 ›
5 CHAPTER II. — THE LEGEND OF SOLOMON’S MINES January 1, 1885 16 min read Unread 0 ›
6 CHAPTER III. — UMBOPA ENTERS OUR SERVICE January 1, 1885 20 min read Unread 0 ›
7 CHAPTER IV. — AN ELEPHANT HUNT January 1, 1885 16 min read Unread 0 ›
8 CHAPTER V. — OUR MARCH INTO THE DESERT January 1, 1885 23 min read Unread 0 ›
9 CHAPTER VI. — WATER! WATER! January 1, 1885 19 min read Unread 0 ›
10 CHAPTER VII. — SOLOMON’S ROAD January 1, 1885 26 min read Unread 0 ›
11 CHAPTER VIII. — WE ENTER KUKUANALAND January 1, 1885 14 min read Unread 0 ›
12 CHAPTER IX. — TWALA THE KING January 1, 1885 21 min read Unread 0 ›
13 CHAPTER X. — THE WITCH-HUNT January 1, 1885 21 min read Unread 0 ›
14 CHAPTER XI. — WE GIVE A SIGN January 1, 1885 23 min read Unread 0 ›
15 CHAPTER XII. — BEFORE THE BATTLE January 1, 1885 18 min read Unread 0 ›
16 CHAPTER XIII. — THE ATTACK January 1, 1885 15 min read Unread 0 ›
17 CHAPTER XIV. — THE LAST STAND OF THE GREYS January 1, 1885 28 min read Unread 0 ›
18 CHAPTER XV. — GOOD FALLS SICK January 1, 1885 17 min read Unread 0 ›
19 CHAPTER XVI. — THE PLACE OF DEATH January 1, 1885 18 min read Unread 0 ›
20 CHAPTER XVII. — SOLOMON’S TREASURE CHAMBER January 1, 1885 19 min read Unread 0 ›
21 CHAPTER XVIII. — WE ABANDON HOPE January 1, 1885 4 min read Unread 0 ›
22 Part I Did With Great Vigour. — CHAPTER XIX. — IGNOSI’S FAREWELL January 1, 1885 29 min read Unread 0 ›
23 CHAPTER XX. — FOUND January 1, 1885 10 min read Unread 0 ›

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