num_pages: 306
description: H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend-and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. Led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, they discover a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, and encounter the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds.
language: English
title: King Solomon's Mines
titlecomplete: King Solomon's Mines
characters: Allan Quatermain, Thomas Wingfield, Good, Sir Henry Curtis, Umbopa/Ignosi
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Novels, Africa, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 48428
places: Zimbabwe, Mexico, South Africa
series: Allan Quatermain, Allan Quatermain, Ayesha, and Umslopogaas
publisher: Broadview Press