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by: H. Rider Haggard
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780486206431
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 0486205843
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 636
Publication Date: June 01, 1951
Publisher: Dover Publications
Sales Rank: 281157
Studio: Dover Publications
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'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.
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Rating:  - a dreadful experience, simply dreadful
I don't know which to complain about more bitterly: the typesetting and font, which forced me to crack the spine with considerable effort in order to make out the text, or the dull, bland, pseudo-Edwardian British style that bores one to tears before the first iota of action occurs. Finding that the linear read-through didn't work, I tried hopscotching around to detect bits of action or, indeed, any sort of episodes that might hold my interest. I failed in my quest. Take my advice: leave these dusty ... Read More
Rating:  - She was even better than I remember
I remember reading about "her" when I was in my teens and I never forgot the impression that Mr. Haggard left in my mind. She was just as beautiful and yet vulnerable in the end to risk everything to go for her ideal. I love the footnotes which add believability to the story and there was so much that I had forgotten from the first read that it was even more enjoyable the second time. The mystery remains, in our time, would someone try to get back to that fountain of youth, or is it better left to ... Read More
Rating: - The Granddaddy of Occult Flavored Action Adventure
If you have never read these novels--the cream of Rider Haggard's work--prepare yourself for sleepless nights, meals untasted, and a blessed relief from the stultifying dullness of modern life. Profound pulp doesn't get any better than this. All Hail H. Rider Haggard!
Rating:  - Indiana Jones before America was a power
I read these three novels when I was much younger (I'm now 58) and I remembered them with some fondness - this book is part of my library for that reason. When we, as a family, watched one of the Indiana Jones movies and my two boys (aged 12 and 9) were enthralled, I thought back to Rider Haggard. Perhaps one of these novels would be a good bed time reading!
I chose to reread 'King Solomon's Mines' and I did enjoy it, despite the war that fills most of the middle of the novel - it adds colour, ... Read More
Rating: - fun stuff
good bang for the buck, fun, lightweight, escapist reading: just right a warm day, a shady tree and a crisp apple
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