num_pages: 264
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 (Allan Quatermain, #1)
characters: Sir Henry Curtis, Umbopa/Ignosi, Allan Quatermain, Thomas Wingfield, Good
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Africa, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 48428
places: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mexico
series: Allan Quatermain, Ayesha, and Umslopogaas, Allan Quatermain
publisher: Modern Library