H. Rider HaggardKing Solomon's Mines
Librivox recording of King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard.
Read by John Nicholson.
King Solomon's Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel's title. It is significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. - Haggard wrote over 50 books, among which were 14 novels starring Allan Quatermain.
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Author: H. Rider Haggard
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| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| Chapter 01 | 27.1M | 20.3M | 13.6M |
| Chapter 02 | 22.2M | 16.3M | 11.1M |
| Chapter 03 | 29.0M | 21.5M | 14.5M |
| Chapter 04 | 23.5M | 17.7M | 11.8M |
| Chapter 05 | 32.8M | 24.7M | 16.4M |
| Chapter 06 | 26.8M | 20.0M | 13.4M |
| Chapter 07 | 38.8M | 29.2M | 19.4M |
| Chapter 08 | 20.3M | 15.4M | 10.2M |
| Chapter 09 | 31.6M | 23.8M | 15.8M |
| Chapter 10 | 33.7M | 25.4M | 16.9M |
| Chapter 11 | 35.0M | 26.2M | 17.5M |
| Chapter 12 | 26.9M | 20.2M | 13.4M |
| Chapter 13 | 22.4M | 16.8M | 11.2M |
| Chapter 14 | 45.4M | 34.1M | 22.7M |
| Chapter 15 | 28.1M | 21.0M | 14.1M |
| Chapter 16 | 28.6M | 21.2M | 14.3M |
| Chapter 17 | 30.5M | 22.5M | 15.2M |
| Chapter 18 | 26.4M | 20.0M | 13.2M |
| Chapter 19 | 24.6M | 18.4M | 12.3M |
| Chapter 20 | 14.0M | 10.5M | 7.0M |
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Reviewer: Dan_H -
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April 2, 2007
Subject: Very Fun!
This was a very entertaining story and the reader did an excellent job! If you like death defying adventure tales you should love this one. One of the things that I love about Haggard's book is the introduction and use of native African language.