"A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure." -- Andrew Lang "It goes and it grips and it moves with all the freshness of youth." -- Rudyard Kipling When Robert Louis Stevenson\'s Treasure Island was first published, H.
Praised as "the most amazing story ever written," the book went on to become one of the bestselling novels of the 19th century..
Here were all the elements for which his novels were famous: a gripping tale in a foreign setting, supernatural adventures, terror, passion, and discovery.
Tales of adventure in exotic settings were the hallmark of Haggard\'s art; and King Solomon\'s Mines was no exception.
The book became an instant sensation and has remained popular ever since.
In 1885, he created King Solomon\'s Mines, a story in which Allan Quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who had disappeared into the heart of Africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond Mines of King Solomon.
Rider Haggard made a five-shilling bet that he could write a better adventure tale. "A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure." -- Andrew Lang "It goes and it grips and it moves with all the freshness of youth." -- Rudyard Kipling When Robert Louis Stevenson\'s Treasure Island was first published, H
