Allan Quatermain
1887 • 240 pages

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15

Second in the series. Haggard wrote the book over his summer holiday in 1885 immediately after King Solomon's Mines. It was first serialized in Longman's Magazine before being published.

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12 primary books

#2 in Allan Quatermain

Allan Quatermain is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 19 with contributions by H. Rider Haggard and Qazi Maimur Husain.

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15 primary books

#20 in Allan Quatermain, Ayesha, and Umslopogaas

Allan Quatermain, Ayesha, and Umslopogaas is a 15-book series with 15 primary works first released in 19 with contributions by H. Rider Haggard and Qazi Maimur Husain.

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#1 in Umslopogaas

Umslopogaas is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1887 with contributions by H. Rider Haggard.

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Allan Quatermain
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She and Allan

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Daren
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The sequel to King Solomon's Mines, and it is an even better crafted adventure story. Yes Rider Haggard's writing and outlook is dated, bigoted and Anglophile, but it is exciting and fun.
I think this one is even better than the first.


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