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81) Belshazzar
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Language
English
Description
Ramose is the offspring of an Egyptian Pharaoh and a Greek woman. Brought up in a life of luxury he is catapulted into a life of adventure, which leads him to the fall of Babylon at the hand of the Persian Empire under Cyrus. The last novel written by Haggard; finished just before his death and published posthumously.
83) Heu-Heu
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Series
Allan Quatermain series volume 12
Language
English
Description
At the end of the 19th century African hunter Allan Quatermain and his clever and brave helpmate Hans are set on a mission by the wizard Zikali, as already mentioned in other adventures with Allan Quatermain. The two companions are set out to bring some of the leaves of the Tree of Illusions. This special tree only grows in the garden of priests of a mythic moribund people who worship a semi-gorilla-like god by sacrificing humans to him.
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English
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The novel tells the story of two half-brothers, one black and one white, who grow up in southern Africa and become rivals for the love of a beautiful and enigmatic woman named Rachel. The novella is set against the backdrop of the Zulu wars and explores themes of race, love, betrayal, and honor. It is a story of conflicting loyalties and the choices that individuals must make when faced with difficult moral dilemmas. The two brothers, Umslopogaas...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Over a century after the debut of the intrepid hunter explorer Allan Quatermain in King Solomon's Mines, he remains one of the great heroes of literature whose adventures have been adapted for cinema and television. This new anthology brings to light a novelette and four short stories which have never been collected in one volume. Introducing the tales with a detailed resume of the author's life and career, this compendium provides information about...
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English
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Originally published in 1890, The World's Desire follows a wandering man's odyssey as he discovers the traumatic fate of his loved ones and native land. He is forced to embark on a new adventure led by the old gods. The story centers the fabled hero of Ithaca, Odysseus, as he returns from his latest trek. Instead of finding his wife and son, he's blindsided by a natural disaster including a deadly plague. His former home is in shambles and his wife...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Stories by English Authors: Africa" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Percy Addleshaw, H. Rider Haggard, W. C. Scully, J. Landers. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted...
Publisher
Digital Versatile Disc
Pub. Date
1999, c1986
Language
English
Description
In the northwest of the Mashu-Kolombi country of Central Africa, two adventurers find danger as they search for the ancient treasure left by King Solomon. This novel of H. Rider Haggard is set in the heart of unexplored Africa where Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and their guide, Quatermain, risk their lives to discover if the king did indeed bury his riches deep inside the legendary mountain.
