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H. Rider Haggard: King Solomons Mines

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Kategoria: kaunokirjallisuus, alakategoria: kaunokirjalliset sekasisältöiset teokset
Materiaali: Pokkari
Kustantaja: BARNES & NOBLE
Kieli: englanti
ISBN: 9781593082758

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Katseltu: 193 krt
Suosituksia: 4 kpl

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'King Solomons Mines, ' by H. Rider Haggard, is part of the 'Barnes & Noble Classics'' 'series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of 'Barnes & Noble Classics' All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. 'Barnes & Noble Classics 'pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the best-selling novels of the nineteenth century, 'King Solomons Mines' has inspired dozens of adventure stories, including Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan books and the Indiana Jones movies. Vivid and enormously action-packed, H. Rider Haggard's tale of danger and discovery continues to shock and thrill, as it has since it was first presented to the public and heralded as 'the most amazing book ever written. ' The story begins when renowned safari hunter Allan Quartermain agrees to help Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good search for King Solomon's legendary cache of diamonds. Eager to find out what is true, what is myth, and what is really buried in the darkness of the mines, the tireless adventurers delve into the Sahara's treacherous Veil of Sand, where they stumble upon a mysterious lost tribe of African warriors. Finding themselves in deadly peril from that country's cruel king and the evil sorceress who conspires behind his throne, the explorers escape, but what they seek could be the most savage trap of all--the forbidden, impenetrable, and spectacular King Solomons Mines. Benjamin Ivry is the author of biographies of Arthur Rimbaud, Francis Poulenc, and Maurice Ravel. His poetry collection 'Paradise for the Portuguese Queen' appeared in 1998.