King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

by

H. Rider Haggard

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King Solomon's Mines

Author's Note ...................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 4 I Meet Sir HenryCurtis....................................................................................................... 5 The Legend Of Solomon's Mines ..................................................................................... 11 Umbopa Enters Our Service ............................................................................................. 18 An Elephant Hunt............................................................................................................. 25 Our March Into The Desert............................................................................................... 31 6. Water! Water! ............................................................................................................... 40 Solomon's Road................................................................................................................ 47 We Enter Kukuanaland ..................................................................................................... 58 Twala The King ................................................................................................................ 64 The Witch-Hunt................................................................................................................ 74 We Give A Sign ................................................................................................................ 84 Before The Battle.............................................................................................................. 94 TheAttack....................................................................................................................... 101 The Last Stand Of The Greys ......................................................................................... 107 Good Falls Sick............................................................................................................... 119 The Place OfDeath......................................................................................................... 126 Solomon's Treasure Chamber ......................................................................................... 133 We Abandon Hope.......................................................................................................... 141 Ignosi's Farewell .............................................................................................................148 Found .............................................................................................................................. 154

Author's Note

The author ventures to take this opportunity to thank his readers for the kind reception they have accorded to the successive editions of this tale during the last twelve years. He hopes that in its present form it will fall into thehands of an even wider public, and that in years to come it may continue to afford amusement to those who are still young enough at heart to love a story of treasure, war, and wild adventure. Ditchingham, 11 March, 1898. POST SCRIPTUM Now, in 1907, on the occasion of the issue of this edition, I can only add how glad I am that my romance should continue to please so many readers. Imagination has beenverified by fact; the King Solomon's Mines I dreamed of have been discovered, and are putting out their gold once more, and, according to the latest reports, their diamonds also; the Kukuanas or, rather, the Matabele, have been tamed by the white man's bullets, but still there seem to be many who find pleasure in these simple pages. That they may continue so to do, even to the third and fourth...