King Solomon's Mines (1985) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer. Director: What Makes the Golden Globe Awards So Entertaining? IMDb Special Correspondent Dave Karger breaks down why the Golden Globes are so much more entertaining than other award shows. Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section.

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Trivia Goofs At 18:13, Dugati (Rhys-Davis) greets Quartermain (Chamberlin) as"Ingles" just as Rodreges greeted Blackthorn, in Shogun. See more » Quotes Colonel Bockner : [Fritz enters quicksand] My gramophone; save my gramophone. Fritz (German enlisted): I'm sinking. I'm sinking! Colonel Bockner : Stop sinking. That's an order! Dogati : I'm happy. No more Wagner. Low Budget Film At Its Finest 3 February 2004 | by Doramius (Las Vegas, NV) – See all my reviews If you are rating this low because it doesn't seem realistic or it doesn't compare to Indiana Jones, quit rating these films without watching them. Again, I find people rating films which they didn't even take the time to watch or try to understand. This is a low budget film and is closer related to fantasy/comedy than to realistic action. This is a B-Movie and directors of this style of film love to pour on the "CHEESE".

The cast was great and they actually boosted the movement of the film for the sheer awe of seeing Stone and Chamberlain do some pretty dry humor. You can't even compare Indiana Jones to this as Lucas films are set to make the fantasy world come as close to reality as possible. This movie was completely the opposite. Great creativity. If you're looking for wires and obvious painted backdrops, again, you're not watching the movie. Laugh at those the second time you see the film. Chamberlain's character is asked to help a young attractive woman to help find her father, who was lost in an exploration looking for King Solomon's mines. Someone else is looking for the mines as well and will do anything to get there and keep others from getting the hidden treasures first. Find this and set up for a great party night. Definitely worth keeping for classic fun and enjoyment. 44 of 63 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes H. Rider Haggard - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. H. Rider Haggard Biography of H. Rider Haggard H.

Rider Haggard (1856ï¿½1925) English novelist and Victorian writer of African frontier adventure novels like King Solomon's Mines (1885) and the sequel Allan Quatermain (1887) series. H. Rider Haggard was born 22 June 1856 at Wood Farm, West Bradenham, Norfolk, England. He was the eighth of ten children to father William Meybohm Rider Haggard, (1817ï¿½1893) barrister, and his wife, poet and daughter of a merchant in the East India Trading Company, Ella Doventon. (d. 1889) Haggard attended the Ipswich grammar school and also received tutoring at home. Up to that point, disappointed in his son's progress, in 1875 Haggard's father offered to Sir Henry Bulwer, then lieutenant-governor of Natal, the secretarial service of his nineteen year old son to live with him and assist in the running of his Natal estate.

Once there, for a time he accompanied Sir Theophilus Shepstone into the Transvaal where Zulus, Boers, and Britons fought for supremacy. Haggard was present in Pretoria to read the British annexation of the Boer Republic of the Transvaal because the Governor had lost his voice. In 1878 he became Registrar of the High Court in the Transvaal, an area to become part of South Africa. This period of his life would provide the initial inspiration and material for his future novels. Haggard would later dedicate Nada the Lily (1892) to Sir Theophilus Shepstone and Marie (1912) to Sir Henry Bulwer. On 11 August 1880 Haggard married Englishwoman Mariana Louisa Margitson. Their first child was a boy, Jack. Haggard would name three of his daughters after heroines in his books. The British defeat at Majuba in 1881 ended with the Transvaal being given back to the Dutch by the British, so the Haggards returned to England to live in Ditchingham, Norfolk.

Haggard studied law and was called to the bar in 1884 in London, though his heart was not in it and he started to write, his first book being Cetewayo and his White Numbers (1882) a denunciation of British South African policy that was not received well. He would next publish Dawn (1884) to slightly better reception, enough for him to find encouragement to continue with the semi-autobiographical The Witch's Head (1885) which would be the starting point for him to write from the heart. With the release of Treasure Island in 1885, one of Haggard's brothers wagered that he could at least write something as good, and so it is said that Haggard wrote King Solomon's Mines (1885) in six weeks. It was received with great critical acclaim and he realised he had finally come into his milieu. She (1887) with the near-immortal Ayesha followed. Ayesha became a household name to whom Freud would refer to in his The Interpretation of Dreams and Jung would later also mention.

Financially secure and settled back at Ditchingham with his family, Haggard would spend his days as gentleman farmer and dictate his stories to his secretary in his study. His Viking romance Eric Brighteyes (1891) is dedicated to "Victoria, Empress Frederick of Germany." Haggard would also travel extensively through Europe, the Americas, Egypt and South Africa. Whilst in Mexico in 1891 Haggard's only son and progeny died suddenly in London. It broke Haggard's heart and he would for years suffer grief and guilt at his loss. Stemming from his interests in agriculture, Haggard would produce some non-fiction books of rural England including A Farmer's Year, (1899) and write articles for the Daily Express on the harsh farming conditions in England and Wales. Rural Denmark and its Lessons (1911), about co-operative farming, was a result and a recommended model for England.

In 1895 Haggard was appointed to a royal commission to investigate the Salvation Army labour colonies in the United States (though his ensuing report would be mostly ignored.) He became widely known in literary circles and among politicians, becoming acquainted with many popular figures of the day including the then president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. In May of 1917 Haggard would dedicate his book Finished (1917) to the President: ".. in memory of certain hours wherein both of us found true refreshment and companionship amidst the terrible anxieties of the World's journey along that bloodstained road by which alone, so it is decreed, the pure Peak of Freedom must be scaled, I dedicate to you this tale telling of the events and experiences of my youth." Morning Star (1910) is dedicated to "Doctor Wallis Budge, Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum." Haggard's stories and characters reflect some strong preconceptions of British colonialism, and he's been accused of anti-Semitism, but often he is most sympathetic to native Africans and Zulu culture. His exotic adventures with themes of spiritualism and antiquity resonated with his imperial audience.

Haggard was to initiate many of the now common themes of the lost civilisation and lost continent genre as per Edgar Rice Burroughs ; ancient magic and curses and secret chambers. His protagonists are usually European, though many of his heroes are African, such as Ignosi, the rightful king of Kukuanaland in King Solomon's Mines. Moon of Israel, (1918) about ancient Egypt is dedicated to "Sir Gaston Maspero, K.C.M.G., Director of the Cairo Museum". In 1919 Haggard was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. H. Rider Haggard died in a London nursing home at 3 Devonshire Terrace on 14 May 1925. His ashes are buried in the chancel of Ditchingham church. One of Haggard's daughters, L. R. Haggard, wrote a memoir of him, The Cloak that I Left in 1951. Haggard's autobiography The Days of my Life in two volumes was published in 1926.

"And O you whose eyes shall fall upon these pages, see, they have been translated, and they have been printed, and here they lie before you - an undiscovered land wherein you are free to travel!" H. Rider Haggard, Cleopatra. (1889) Biography written by C.D. Merriman for Jalic Inc. Copyright Jalic Inc 2005. All Rights Reserved. The above biography is copyrighted. Do not republish it without permission. Forum Discussions on H. Rider Haggard Recent Forum Posts on H. Rider Haggard H. Rider Haggard Book List - FictionDB Action Adventure Dec-2016 Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was born on June 22nd, 1856 at Bradenham in Norfolk, England. After his education he was pushed towards an Army career but failed the entrance exam. Next Haggard was positioned to work for the British Foreign Office but... Action Adventure 1920 Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer.

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Tales Of Allan Quatermain Action Adventure This collection of short stories includes three which feature Allan Quatermain, the hero of King Solomon's Mines and other classic novels ("Long Odds," "Hunter Quatermain's Story," and "A Tale of Three Lions") as well as two bonus stories ("The Mahat... Treasure Of The Lake Action Adventure No Description Available Henry Rider Haggard was born at Bradenham, Norfolk, to Sir William Meybohm Rider Haggard, a barrister, and Ella Doveton, an author and poet. He was the eighth of ten children. He was initially sent to Garsington Rectory in Ox... The Treasury Of Allan Quatermain Vol II Action Adventure Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quatermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quatermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Includ... The Treasury Of Allan Quatermain Vol. I Action Adventure Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quatermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer.

The Quatermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Includ... When the World Shook Science Fiction If representatives of an advanced civilization were to visit our planet today, would they be impressed or dismayed by the way we live? When three adventurers, Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot, are marooned on a South Sea island, they discover an ancient... The World's Desire: The Last Voyage of Odysseus Action Adventure If Homer had written a nineteenth-century romance novel, this would have been it. Whatever happened to Odysseus after his disastrous return home to Ithaca? Adventure author H. Rider Haggard, most famous for writing King Solomon's Mines, and learned H... Online Book: Three Adventure Novels: She, King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain ∴µ [H. Rider Haggard] ≗ iPDF Three Adventure Novels: She, King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain Reviews 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful Allan and She on May 24, 2004 H.

Rider Haggard really knew how to write exciting adventure novels. These are "ripping good yarns". The characters are fully developed and the situations they find themselves in are very imaginative. All three stories here are about Englishmen discovering lost civilizations, but they are not at all repetitive. I found the character of Ayesha("She") to be one of the most fascinating female characters I ever read about. I could go on and on about the merits of these books, but i will just sa... 35 of 39 people found the following review helpful Dangerous women and mysterious lands frumiousb on July 29, 2001 It might be a little bit too much of a good thing to read three H. Rider Haggard novels together in one go-- but it is such a good thing, that I didn't find it overpowering. Haggard writes with a richness of detail and sense of humor that are able to overcome any sense of datedness. Fine writing that captures the imagination._She_ is probably the strongest novel in the collection, with the introduction of Ayesha, the ultimate amoral femme fatale. Ayesha is immortal and rules her band of follower...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful Jungle Adventure - Powerful Women on November 15, 2004 All three novels follow exploits of explorer Allan Quartermain. All three novels, although most centrally She, include the powerful idea of the Woman a primal force seen through the eyes of a man not a feminist. Also all three are currently analyzed for racism, since they are written by a British person and set in Africa. But regardless of analysis all are action packed well written stories that are easy to read.Plot summaries:She - The title refers to She Who Must be Obeyed. In this novel A... 45 of 46 people found the following review helpful Great stories, great value on February 24, 2004 Well, after years and years of Hollywood-tinged incidental exposure to the world of Allan Quatermain (everything from the reprehensible King Solomon's Mines film starring, among other deadwood, a young Sharon Stone, to the much more recent and oddly entertaining League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), I finally got around to reading the underlying works. Surprise surprise, they're vastly superior to the Hollywood fare. The most pleasant surprises, at least to me, have been in how engaging the char...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful Haggard's Three Best in One Compact Volume. Andrew R. Oerman on June 20, 2001 Haggard has received a lot of latter-day disdain for his imperialism and paternalistic descriptions of native cultures. But he was just writing what he knew in the flavor of the time. And boy, could he spin a yarn.Maybe a tad slow for people who cut their teeth on Crichton, but a treat for those who appreciate a little poetry interspersed with exciting battles in a foreign land. And I can't say whether the geographical and historical information supplied is all (or even partly) true, but it cert... King Solomon's Mines Summary - eNotes.com King Solomon's Mines Summary link Link Returning to his home in Natal after an unsuccessful elephant hunt, Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and his friend, retired Captain John Good, aboard ship. Sir Henry inquires whether Quatermain met a man named Neville in Bamangwato. Learning that he did, Sir Henry explains that Neville is his younger brother, George, with whom he quarreled.

When Sir Henry inherited his parents’ estate, George took the name Neville and went to Africa to seek his fortune. He was not heard from since. Quatermain says that Neville reportedly headed for King Solomon’s Mines, diamond mines reputed to lie far in the interior. Ten years before, Quatermain met a Portuguese man, José Silvestre, who tried unsuccessfully to cross the desert to the mines and dragged himself into his camp to die. Before he died, José gave him a map showing the location of the treasure. It was written on a piece of a shirt that belonged to his relative, another José Da Silvestre, three hundred years before. Silvestre saw the mines but died in the mountains while trying to return. His servant brought the map back to his family, and it was passed down through succeeding generations of the Silvestre family. By the time the ship reached Natal, Quatermain agrees to help Sir Henry find his brother. In Natal, Quatermain gets the equipment together, and the trio choose the five men who are to accompany them.

Besides the driver and the leader for the oxen that are to pull their cart, they hire three servants: a Hottentot named Ventvogel and two Zulus, Khiva and Umbopa. Umbopa explains that his tribe lives far to the north in the direction in which they are traveling and that he is willing to serve for nothing if he might go with the party. Quatermain is suspicious of the native’s offer, but Sir Henry agrees to take Umbopa as his servant. On the journey from Durban, they lose Khiva when, trying to save Captain Good from attack by a wounded bull elephant, the native is torn in two by the rampaging animal. At Sitandra’s Kraal at the edge of the desert, the men leave all the equipment they cannot carry on their backs. Quatermain’s plan is to travel at night to avoid the heat of the sun and to sleep during the day. On the third day out, however, the men can find no shelter from the heat. They decide that trekking is more comfortable than trying to rest. They are out of water by the fourth day, but on the following day, Ventvogel discovers a spring. Refreshing themselves, they start off again that night.

At the end of the next night, they reach the lower slope of a mountain marked on the map as Sheba’s left breast. On the other side of the mountain lies King Solomon’s road, which is supposed to lead to the diamond mines. The climb up the mountain is not an easy one. The higher they ascend, the colder it grows. At the top of the ridge, they find a cave and climb into it to spend the night. Ventvogel freezes to death before morning. Ventvogel is not the only dead man in the cave. When it grows light the next morning, one of the party sees the body of a white man in its rocky recesses. Quatermain decides that it is the body of the first José Silvestre, preserved by the cold. Leaving the bodies in the cave, the remaining men start down the mountain slope. As the mist clears, they can distinguish fertile lands and woods below them. Reaching King Solomon’s road, they follow it into the valley. The road is a magnificent engineering feat that crosses a ravine and even tunnels through a ridge. In the tunnel, the walls are decorated with figures driving in chariots. Sir Henry declares that the pictures were painted by ancient Egyptians.

When Quatermain and his party descend to the valley, they stop to eat and rest beside a stream. Captain Good undresses to shave and bathe. Suddenly, Quatermain realizes that they are being observed by a party of natives. As the leader of the band, an old man, steps up to speak to them, Quatermain sees that he greatly resembles Umbopa. Were it not for Captain Good’s peculiarities, the four men would surely have been killed. Luckily, Captain Good’s false teeth, bare legs, half-shaven face, and monocle fascinated the savages so that they are willing to believe Quatermain’s story that he and his friends descended from the stars. To make the story more... (The entire section is 1768 words.) Get Free Access Start your free trial with eNotes for complete access to this resource and thousands more. 30,000+ Study Guides Save time with thousands of teacher-approved book and topic summaries. Get Homework Help Ask real teachers questions on any subject or search 300,000+ answers.

On the Go Access King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, She King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, She King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, She Product Details These three great novels of African adventure continue to be favorite reading of those who love a thrilling tale. Perhaps the reason that they continue to be part of the public imagination, delighting each new generation afresh, is that they are filled with qualities close to the human heart: adventure, discovery, desire for immortality, terror, the search for the primitive . . . for what is unadorned by civilization. As Kipling said of Haggard's work, "It goes, and it grips, and it moves with all the freshness of youth." Haggard had lived for many years among primitive peoples in Africa, and his knowledge of the Dark Continent was matched by few men. Yet beyond his personal knowledge of Africa, his experience of savage life and wild lands, and his faculty for making us believe impossible tales ― lies a feeling for the supernatural. Adventure alone was not enough for Haggard.

As he said, "The thing must have a heart; mere adventures are not enough ― I can turn them out by the peck." About "She," one of the great mythical creations of the late 19th century, he said, "The only clear notion that I had was that of an immortal woman inspired by immortal love . . . and it came―it came faster than my poor aching hand could set it down." Kipling simply said, "You did not write 'She,' you know. Something wrote it through you." His novels have been called parables, asking "What are science, learning, and consciousness of knowledge and power, in the face of Omnipotence?" They have been called romance. And they have been called excitingly alive and imaginative by almost everyone who has ever picked up a volume, from R. L. Stevenson to George Orwell. "Do any of the moderns equal H. Rider Haggard as spinners of suspense yarns?" ― Los Angeles Times "Haggard could spin a yarn so full of suspense and color that you couldn't put the story down." ― Washington Post Dover Original.

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Director: Robert Stevenson Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. Directors: Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton Stars: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, She: Amazon.de: H. Rider Haggard: Fremdsprachige Bücher Fremdsprachige Bücher Nur noch 1 auf Lager (mehr ist unterwegs). Verkauf und Versand durch Amazon. Geschenkverpackung verfügbar. Menge: Um Adressen zu sehen, bitte Anmelden Bitte tragen Sie eine deutsche PLZ ein. Bitte tragen Sie eine deutsche PLZ ein. Oder Verkauft von Brit Books DE Zustand: Gebraucht: Gut Kommentar: Einfach Brit: Wir haben von unserem England Lager Bücher von guter Zustand auf über 1 Million zufriedene Kunden weltweit versandt. Wir sind bemüht, Ihnen mit einem zuverlässigen und effizienten Service zu allen Zeiten begangen.

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(September 1976) Sprache: Englisch Produktbeschreibungen Synopsis An Englishman undertakes a quest to find Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African tribe - a monstrous and desirable female. Buchrückseite These three great novels of African adventure continue to be favorite reading of those who love a thrilling tale. Perhaps the reason that they continue to be part of the public imagination, delighting each new generation afresh, is that they are filled with qualities close to the human heart: adventure, discovery, desire for immortality, terror, the search for the primitive . . . for what is unadorned by civilization. As Kipling said of Haggard's work, "It goes, and it grips, and it moves with all the freshness of youth." Haggard had lived for many years among primitive peoples in Africa, and his knowledge of the Dark Continent was matched by few men. Yet beyond his personal knowledge of Africa, his experience of savage life and wild lands, and his faculty for making us believe impossible tales lies a feeling for the supernatural. Adventure alone was not enough for Haggard.

As he said, "The thing must have a heart; mere adventures are not enough I can turn them out by the peck." About "She," one of the great mythical creations of the late 19th century, he said, "The only clear notion that I had was that of an immortal woman inspired by immortal love . . . and it came it came faster than my poor aching hand could set it down." Kipling simply said, "You did not write 'She, ' you know. Something wrote it through you." His novels have been called parables, asking "What are science, learning, and consciousness of knowledge and power, in the face of Omnipotence?" They have been called romance. And they have been called excitingly alive and imaginative by almost everyone who has ever picked up a volume, from R. L. Stevenson to George Orwell. "Do any of the moderns equal H.

Rider Haggard as spinners of suspense yarns?" Los Angeles Times"Haggard could spin a yarn so full of suspense and color that you couldn't put the story down." Washington PostComplete unabridged texts of "She," "King Solomon's Mines," "Allan Quatermain."" Kundenrezensionen Es gibt noch keine Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.de 5 Sterne 4.0 von 5 Sternen Some stories live through the ages 5. September 2011 Von Melvin Anderson - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com Format: Taschenbuch Verifizierter Kauf I first read "She" over seventy years ago and have seen many references to it as well as seeing a movie based fairly strongly on the book. I hate to call something dated that still has a strong appeal but too many reviewers call attention to racist and ethnic issues; it is they who give the appearance of dated to the story. The story was written without foresight to modern PC; it should be read in the same fashion. I reread it purposely for that reason, to discard modern political correctness and form my opinion that way.

It still appeared dated but I knew why, too many other stories have been written since with the same theme, extended life and continuing love. All these later stories can not help but cause the original to become dated but does that spoil the story? I do not believe it does. Another question, do racist and ethical issues, intentional or not, spoil a book? Intentional, yes, unintentional, no, look at Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, Harriett Beecher Stowe, and others in that category. All great writers can exist through changing conditions, their stories are that good. The racist issues in "She" are not stressed; they are just present as givens. Whites are the dominant race, blacks toil to meet their standards. Today beauty contests are primarily judged to western standards, I have heard little about other contests judged to different standards and no fuss is raised. In "She" Africa was still the "Dark Continent", unknown and mysterious. Great sections were unexplored by whites and National Geographic featured many aspects of the continent until after World War II eclipsing all others. Essentially we are looking at aspects of life in the 1890's.

We are not living in modern civilization, we are carried into Africa, an unknown, magical part of Africa ruled by an ageless white beauty who is living to be reunited with her lost love whom she has killed. But amongst the group involved is a handsome young man and his friends, one of whom is relating the tale. They survive a shipwreck along the coast of Africa close to the point they had making for. The young man is sick, the group proceeds into the continent. The group enters the land of the ageless beauty and start to recover, except the young man. The nominal leader of the group meets the queen who says she will see the young man when he is better. Turns out he continues to fail, the queen sees him, recognizes him for her lost love, cures him, and prepares to marry him, despite his marriage to a local. Mufrder ensues, the queen promises the man long life and marriage. To overcome any fear the party may have about the transformation the queen shows them its effects and now we are at the end of the story. All that remains is to return to western civilization and the story ends. It is well written and worth reading. Try it.

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Interrumpido EstÃ¡s escuchando una muestra de la ediciÃ³n de audio Audible. Ver las 2 imÃ¡genes She (InglÃ©s) Tapa blanda – 1 sep 1976 de 4,5 de un mÃ¡ximo de 5 estrellas 5 estrellas DescripciÃ³n del producto Reseña del editor "She" is the great mythic creation of the 19th century, while "King Solomon’s Mines" and "Allan Quatermain" are surging tales of adventure, full of sensational fights, blood-curdling perils, and extraordinary escapes. Contraportada These three great novels of African adventure continue to be favorite reading of those who love a thrilling tale. Perhaps the reason that they continue to be part of the public imagination, delighting each new generation afresh, is that they are filled with qualities close to the human heart: adventure, discovery, desire for immortality, terror, the search for the primitive . . . for what is unadorned by civilization.

As Kipling said of Haggard's work, "It goes, and it grips, and it moves with all the freshness of youth." Haggard had lived for many years among primitive peoples in Africa, and his knowledge of the Dark Continent was matched by few men. Yet beyond his personal knowledge of Africa, his experience of savage life and wild lands, and his faculty for making us believe impossible tales lies a feeling for the supernatural. Adventure alone was not enough for Haggard. As he said, "The thing must have a heart; mere adventures are not enough I can turn them out by the peck." About "She," one of the great mythical creations of the late 19th century, he said, "The only clear notion that I had was that of an immortal woman inspired by immortal love . . . and it came it came faster than my poor aching hand could set it down." Kipling simply said, "You did not write 'She, ' you know. Something wrote it through you." His novels have been called parables, asking "What are science, learning, and consciousness of knowledge and power, in the face of Omnipotence?" They have been called romance.

And they have been called excitingly alive and imaginative by almost everyone who has ever picked up a volume, from R. L. Stevenson to George Orwell. "Do any of the moderns equal H. Rider Haggard as spinners of suspense yarns?" Los Angeles Times"Haggard could spin a yarn so full of suspense and color that you couldn't put the story down." Washington PostComplete unabridged texts of "She," "King Solomon's Mines," "Allan Quatermain."" No es necesario ningÃºn dispositivo Kindle. DescÃ¡rgate una de las apps de Kindle gratuitas para comenzar a leer libros Kindle en tu smartphone, tablet u ordenador. Apple ObtÃ©n la app gratuita: o Â¿No tienes un Kindle? Consigue un Kindle aquÃ­ o descarga una aplicaciÃ³n de lectura Kindle GRATUITA.

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TodavÃ­a no hay opiniones de clientes en Amazon.es 5 estrellas 4.0 de un mÃ¡ximo de 5 estrellas Some stories live through the ages 5 de septiembre de 2011 Por Melvin Anderson - Publicado en Amazon.com Formato: Tapa blanda Compra verificada I first read "She" over seventy years ago and have seen many references to it as well as seeing a movie based fairly strongly on the book. I hate to call something dated that still has a strong appeal but too many reviewers call attention to racist and ethnic issues; it is they who give the appearance of dated to the story. The story was written without foresight to modern PC; it should be read in the same fashion. I reread it purposely for that reason, to discard modern political correctness and form my opinion that way. It still appeared dated but I knew why, too many other stories have been written since with the same theme, extended life and continuing love. All these later stories can not help but cause the original to become dated but does that spoil the story? I do not believe it does. Another question, do racist and ethical issues, intentional or not, spoil a book?

Intentional, yes, unintentional, no, look at Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, Harriett Beecher Stowe, and others in that category. All great writers can exist through changing conditions, their stories are that good. The racist issues in "She" are not stressed; they are just present as givens. Whites are the dominant race, blacks toil to meet their standards. Today beauty contests are primarily judged to western standards, I have heard little about other contests judged to different standards and no fuss is raised. In "She" Africa was still the "Dark Continent", unknown and mysterious. Great sections were unexplored by whites and National Geographic featured many aspects of the continent until after World War II eclipsing all others. Essentially we are looking at aspects of life in the 1890's. We are not living in modern civilization, we are carried into Africa, an unknown, magical part of Africa ruled by an ageless white beauty who is living to be reunited with her lost love whom she has killed. But amongst the group involved is a handsome young man and his friends, one of whom is relating the tale.

They survive a shipwreck along the coast of Africa close to the point they had making for. The young man is sick, the group proceeds into the continent. The group enters the land of the ageless beauty and start to recover, except the young man. The nominal leader of the group meets the queen who says she will see the young man when he is better. Turns out he continues to fail, the queen sees him, recognizes him for her lost love, cures him, and prepares to marry him, despite his marriage to a local. Mufrder ensues, the queen promises the man long life and marriage. To overcome any fear the party may have about the transformation the queen shows them its effects and now we are at the end of the story. All that remains is to return to western civilization and the story ends. It is well written and worth reading. Try it.

47 de 48 personas piensan que la opiniÃ³n es Ãºtil 5.0 de un mÃ¡ximo de 5 estrellas Sir Henry Rider Haggard 29 de junio de 2014 Por Gene Gould - Publicado en Amazon.com Formato: Tapa blanda Compra verificada Now almost no one has even heard of Rider Haggard. I have all of his novels and short stories. In Book form, although you can down load all onto your book reader for under $20. In his time he was widely read and was the originator of the Lost World genre. I just reply by saying, he wrote "She" and "King Solomon's Mines." 8 de 8 personas piensan que la opiniÃ³n es Ãºtil Deborah Kerr - Scottish Rose - King Solomon's Mines Michaela Denis .... stunt double: Deborah Kerr (uncredited) Shep Houghton .... stunt double: Richard Carlson (uncredited) Other crew James Gooch .... color consultant: Technicolor Henri Jaffa .... color consultant: Technicolor Walter Plunkett .... costumes Bunny Allen ....

technical advisor (uncredited) Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) Awards for King Solomon's Mines (1950) Academy Awards, USA 1951 Won Oscar Best Cinematography, Color Robert Surtees 1951 Won Oscar Best Film Editing Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Nervig 1951 Nominated Oscar Best Picture Sam Zimbalist 1951 Won Golden Globe Best Cinematography - Color Robert Surtees AMG Info for King Solomon's Mines (1950) USA (1950)- 102 min. - Feature, Color Plot Synopsis MGM's expensive remake of the 1937 British adventure film King Solomon's Mines stars Stewart Granger as fearless-explorer Alan Quartermaine, and Deborah Kerr as the spunky Irish lass who hires him on to locate her husband. Kerr's spouse has disappeared somewhere in Africa while attempting to unearth the long-lost diamond mines of King Solomon. Quartermaine wants no part of so risky an undertaking until Kerr waves 5000 pounds of sterling under his nose.

Coming upon a Watusi tribe, the explorers discover that their taciturn native bearer (Siriaque) is actually a deposed Watusi king, who intends to wrest the throne back from his usurpers. Quartermaine uses his wits to quell the natives and keep his party from being killed on the spot. The group finally reaches King Solomon's Mines, where rests the bones of Kerr's late husband. The ending of this version of King Solomon's Mines doesn't pack the same ironic punch as the climax of the 1937 version, but this MGMization is more concerned with the blossoming romance between the leading man and leading lady than with full fidelity to the H. Rider Haggard novel on which it is based. King Solomon's Mines was filmed on location in Africa, which proved an excellent decision in the long run: for several years afterward, MGM adventure films like Watusi (1959) and Trader Horn (1973) were able to economically lift huge chunks of Technicolor stock footage from King Solomon's Mines. The property would be remade once more in 1985, this time as an Indiana Jones rip-off starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone.

Review King Solomon's Mines is as much an exotic locale romance as an adventure tale. Leads Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr are pleasant, though their chemistry is minimal. What works well are Robert Surtees's superb cinematography and the outstanding editing of Conrad Nervig and Ralph Winters. Filming in Africa, MGM got a double return on their investment: the footage created both a box-office hit and a library of stock footage. This was among the higher-budget films of the era, and producer Sam Zimbalist does a good job of translating his production values to the screen. Amazon.com Review for King Solomon's Mines (1950) Adventure yarns don't come more ripping than King Solomon's Mines, the classic Great White Hunter tale. Novelist H. Rider Haggard's hero, Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger), reluctantly agrees to lead an Englishwoman (Deborah Kerr) and her brother (Richard Carlson) deep into uncharted territory in Africa, in search of the lady's lost husband.

What follows is a cavalcade of boys' adventure stuff: charging rhinos, cannibals, an incredible wildlife stampede, and the back-of-the-neck-tingly thrill of venturing into unmapped lands. The location shooting, including tribal rituals, is marvelous throughout, and the movie manages to pack a great deal of material into 102 minutes without ever seeming rushed. A remake of a 1937 film, King Solomon's Mines was itself remade badly, with Richard Chamberlain, in 1985, and Quatermain was essayed by Sean Connery in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but purists will prefer Stewart Granger's stalwart-yet-sardonic hero--his career never quite got over the role. CineBooks' Motion Picture Guide Review for King Solomon's Mines (1950) US (1950): Adventure 102 min, No rating, Color CineBooks' Motion Picture Guide Review: 4.0 stars out of 5 For those who love thrilling, big-scale adventure films loaded with action and exotic scenery, KING SOLOMON'S MINES is a must.

MGM spent a fortune (for those days), $3,500,000, in producing this wonderful movie that has something for everyone. Synopsis A final expedition. A great white hunter Allan Quartermain (Stewart Granger) has had fifteen years of bloodthirsty clients abusing nature and he's sick of it, planning to give up the safari business and return to the peace and quiet of England. Entering his life is a beautiful woman Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr) and her brother John (Richard Carlson). Elizabeth tells Allan Quartermain that her husband has vanished while looking for King Solomon's treasures and asks Allan Quartermain to lead an expedition to search for him. Allan Quartermain refuses to get involved until Elizabeth offers him 5,000 pounds, a sum he can use for his planned retirement. He accepts the offer and the trio departs on safari with a contingent of natives. A dangerous village. Allan Quartermain and Elizabeth don't much care for each other, but she soon learns to listen to the veteran guide as they encounter all manner of hazards on the arduous journey. When they come to a small village they meet a sleazy criminal Van Brun (Hugo Haas) on the run from the law.

It soon becomes apparent to Allan Quartermain that Van Brun has no intention of letting them leave the village alive, fearing they will report his whereabouts to authorities. Allan Quartermain takes Van Brun hostage and they escape from the village, pursued by hostile villagers. They evade their pursuers, but Van Brun is killed in a struggle with Allan Quartermain. A Watusi king. Now alone, their bearers having been killed or deserted them, the three adventurers press on. They encounter a tall, very dignified native who tells them he is making a journey in the same direction and offers to be their bearer. The four proceed to the beautiful rolling hills of the Watusi where it turns out that their silent bearer is the king of the Watusi who has returned to claim the throne taken from him by a usurper. The impostor king gives the whites a cool reception, then his medicine man makes a move toward the trio and Allan Quartermain shoots him. This cows the tribe and the pretender to the throne, who assigns several of his warriors to escort the whites to the legendary mines. King Solomon's mines. Once the three are inside the huge cavern, however, the entrance is sealed by the warriors and they are trapped.

Inside, they find the incredible wealth of King Solomon, huge chests and barrels packed with diamonds. They also find the skeletal remains of Elizabeth's missing husband. Then Allan Quartermain notices a downdraft, and the three find a narrow passage through the rocks which they follow to freedom. A safe return. They make their way back to the village where they witness a confrontation between their friend, the real king, and the pretender. The two men duel with spears and shields while the tribe encircles them, waiting to proclaim the victor king. The real king manages to kill the pretender and take his rightful throne. He and his tribe are now friendly toward the visitors, and the king provides bearers and supplies so the whites can return to civilization. By this time the animosity between Elizabeth and Allan Quartermain has changed to deep affection and it is obvious they will marry. Critique Majestic adventure. Scriptwriter Helen Deutsch was accused by some critics of drastically scaling down the 1885 Sir Henry Rider Haggard novel upon which the film is based to allow more room for the love story, however she left action and adventure aplenty.

In fact, KING SOLOMON'S MINES is one of the most majestically filmed adventure yarns ever put on celluloid, thanks largely to the superlative efforts of cinematographer Robert Surtees. The film also contains an impeccable performance by Kerr with fine support by Carlson. A great white hunter. Granger is particularly excellent as the all-knowing white hunter invented by Sir Henry Rider Haggard , a gentleman explorer-hunter who spent many years in Africa. Haggard's King Solomon's Mines matched Africa's wonders and perils with his finest hero, Allan Quartermain, and Granger's performance as Quartermain put him into superstar status. KING SOLOMON'S MINES was Granger's first star-billed appearance in an American film, however he almost didn't appear in the picture. Errol Flynn had been the first choice for the daring white hunter role but he became involved in another major production, KIM (1950), and so the part went to Granger. He was thirty-seven years old at the time, and the makeup people added white to his temples to give him deeper maturity as the great white hunter. Background A genuine safari.

Twenty years before the filming of KING SOLOMON'S MINES, MGM sent a cast and crew to trek through the wilds of Africa to make its then-spectacular TRADER HORN (1931), taking all of six weeks just to get to the Dark Continent. When the group arrived it underwent countless horrors and illnesses. As a result, the KING SOLOMON'S MINES crew went prepared, going first to Nairobi and then, by specially built trucks and airplanes, to Kenya, Tanganyika, and the Belgian Congo, covering more than 14,000 miles, all the while contending with temperatures soaring between 140 and 152 degrees. Decimating their ranks were all manner of exotic diseasesï¿½amoebic dysentery, malaria, fever. They were plagued by swarms of snakes and tsetse flies. The elements even worked hardships on the natives, hundreds of them working as extras for about 30 cents a day. Besides the heat and disease, there were other dangers. At one point the chiefs of the Masai lifted the ban on the ancient dances so that the film company could see how they performed their old war rituals.

More than 500 warriors chanted, writhed, jumped, and screamed for two days, accompanied by incessant drumming; finally, in mass hysteria, the warriors began to hurl their spears at the whites, until calmer leaders stopped dozens of them by sitting on their heads. Seven spears were plucked out of the camera case and Kerr was found high in a tree where she had climbed when the spears began to fly. To entertain the natives, the company showed a film, PERFECT STRANGERS (VACATION FROM MARRIAGE), starring Kerr. Before the end of reel one, Kerr's own porter stood up and began to walk away. Pointing to the screen, he said to an interpreter: "Can't be. She's up there and she's here. Can't be!" Despite this incident, Kerr turned out to be the most sturdy member of the crew. Cinematographer Surtees later remembered: "Sure it was tough. Most of us became illï¿½at one time we had only four members of the crew left behind the cameras, and 500 natives in front of it. All of us must have been homesick many times.

But there was always Deborah, ready for whatever was next, without a complaint of any sort. A man just couldn't gripe." Excess footage used. Director Compton Bennett was so utterly exhausted after the five-month shooting schedule that Andrew Marton finished off the film. Producer Sam Zimbalist later claimed that Marton directed half the film and was responsible for most of the miles of incredible footage captured by Surtees' cameras. In fact, there was so much excess footage of great quality that MGM kept using it up in many movies, including WATUSI (1959), TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1959), DRUMS OF AFRICA (1963), TRADER HORN (1973), and even the 1977 remake of this film called KING SOLOMON'S TREASURE which marked the third sound version of the story. The first was a British production released in 1937 starring Cedric Hardwicke. Pauline Kael Review for King Solomon's Mines (1950) US (1950): Adventure 102 min, No rating, Color A smashing kitsch entertainmentï¿½H.

Rider Haggard's 1886 pulp adventure novel about a search for legendary African diamond mines, given the full MGM Technicolor treatment, and with an additional romance between an English lady on safari (Deborah Kerr) and the valiant white guide (Stewart Granger) provided by the scenarist, Helen Deutsch. You have to be prepared to put part of your mind to sleep, so that you don't get too outraged by the colonialist underpinnings of this sort of fiction; the noblest character is the loyal black servant Umbopa (played by Siriaque, a Watusi), who turns out to be the Mashona chief. (In the 1937 British version, Paul Robeson was a magnificent smiling Umbopa.) But one can enjoy this picture for its superb showmanship (and the Watusi dances and the stunning native fabrics). The film was shot in the African highlandsï¿½at Murchison Falls and Mount Kenyaï¿½and the elephants and mandrills and leopards and cobras are all startlingly clear and close.

It's one exciting incident after another, and there's even a suggestion of sex, when Kerr and Granger wake after a night of hiding high in a tree and look passionately at each other. (An incident early on, when an elephant tramples a native, may frighten small children, but children generally love the rest of the film.) Produced by Sam Zimbalist; directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton; cinematography by Robert Surtees, who won the Academy Award for it. With Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, and Lowell Gilmore. Also with Kimursi, of the Kipsigi tribe, and Sekaryongo and Baziga, of the Watusi tribe; the Africans take all the acting honors. (A cut-rate sequel, WATUSI, in 1959 had a script by James Clavell.) Leonard Maltin Review for King Solomon's Mines (1950) US (1950): Adventure 102 min, No rating, Color Leonard Maltin Review: 3.5 stars out of 4 Remake of H.

Rider Haggard story is given polished production, with Granger-Kerr-Carlson trio leading safari in search for legendary diamond mines. Scripted by Helen Deutsch. This won Oscars for Cinematography (Robert Surtees) and Editing; excess footage used in WATUSI and other later jungle films. Remade in 1985. Memorable Quotes from King Solomon's Mines (1950) Allan Quatermain: ...in the end you begin to accept it all... you watch things hunting and being hunted, reproducing, killing and dying, it's all endless and pointless, except in the end one small pattern emerges from it all, the only certainty: one is born, one lives for a time then one dies, that is all... Goofs for King Solomon's Mines (1950) Continuity: When they are floating in the water, escaping the mountain, Elizabeth goes underwater. When she and her brother meet up with Quatermain at the end of the tunnel, her hair is dry and set. DVD Details

Question: In which continent did Allan Quatermain, the explorer in H. Ryder Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines", search for the mines?
Answer: Africa