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: Thomas Wingfield, Allan Quatermain, Good, Umbopa/Ignosi, Sir Henry Curtis
genres: Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Africa, Classics, Historical, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Literature
ratings_count: 48444
places: Zimbabwe, Mexico, South Africa
series: Allan Quatermain, Ayesha, and Umslopogaas, Allan Quatermain
publisher: Wilder Publications