| King Solomon's Mines Contributor(s): Haggard, H. Rider (Author), Fuller, Alexandra (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812966295 ISBN-13: 9780812966299 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: Touted by its 1885 publisher as "the most amazing story ever written," "King Solomon's Mines 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, "King Solomon's Mines "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." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002029519 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.7 lbs) 304 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 13623 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Touted by its 1885 publisher as "the most amazing story ever written," King Solomon's Mines 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, King Solomon's Mines "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." |