King Solomon's Mines

Written in 1885, “King Solomon’s Mines” by Henry Rider Haggard is at first glance, very much a book of its time. Its narrator, Alan Quartermain, is the archetype Colonial white hunter and adventurer.

He thinks nothing of bagging an elephant or two for its tusks or a giraffe for its meat, and his attitude towards the natives of South Africa is undoubtedly paternal at best. However, by the end of his exciting tale there is no doubting his admiration and affection for the brave warriors whom he finds himself fighting alongside.

And an exciting story it is! Upon reading it we soon realize how it has influenced the Epic Adventure story ever since, from Kipling and Conan Doyle to “The Lord of the Rings” and “Indiana Jones”.

1. Opening Credits
2. Introduction
3. Chapter 1: I Meet Sir Henry Curtis
4. Chapter 2: The Legend of Solomon's Mines
5. Chapter 3: Umbopa Enters Our Service
6. Chapter 4: An Elephant Hunt
7. Chapter 5: Our March into the Desert
8. Chapter 6: Water! Water!
9. Chapter 7: Solomon's Road
10. Chapter 8: We Enter Kukuanaland
11. Chapter 9: Twala the King
12. Chapter 10: The Witch-Hunt
13. Chapter 11: We Give a Sign
14. Chapter 12: Before the Battle
15. Chapter 13: The Attack
16. Chapter 14: The Last Stand of the Greys
17. Chapter 15: Good Falls Sick
18. Chapter 16: The Place of Death
19. Chapter 17: Solomon's Treasure Chamber
20. Chapter 18: We Abandon Hope
21. Chapter 19: Ignosi's Farewell
22. Chapter 20: Found
23. Closing Credits