Allan Quatermain, famed hunter and trader, treks across East Africa where he runs afoul of the warlord Bwana Nzige, Lord of the Locusts. Nzige rules a vast empire built on blood and ivory. Quatermain finds himself prey as he is hunted by Nzige's chief assassin, the fearsome sorcerer, Lokongoi. This special edition has never before seen images and character designs from the series.
The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. Here is the story of Allan's first true love, Marie Marais.
Join Allan in The Ivory Child as he undertakes the strangest adventure of his life battling the giant elephant god.
Visit www. Rider Haggard, was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre He was also involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influentialAdventurer Allan Quatermain helps his Zulu friend Saduko win cattle to buy his true love Mameena "Child of Storm".
The mysterious Mameena, however, has other ideas-she wants to marry Allan Quatermain. In this book, the second in the series, Quaterman and his two good friends from KSM have tired of their dull and unfulfilling lives in England, and decide to search for the truth of an old tale about the existence of an isolated white kingdom deep in darkest Africa.
Their journey and subsequent adventures are sure to satisfy those who enjoy tales of dangerous quests and heroic just-in-time derring-do. Author : Henry Rider Haggard Publisher: mach-mir-ein-ebook.
Diese spannende Episode spielt im Afrika des endenden Henry Rider Haggard war einer der bedeutendsten britischen Abenteuerschriftsteller des Dieser Roman liegt hiermit erstmals als deutschsprachige E-Book-Ausgabe vor. Henry Rider Haagard war einer der bedeutendsten britischen Abenteuerschriftsteller des Author : G. They said nothing, but Sir Henry slowly filled his pipe and lit it with a burning ember. As he leant forward to do so the fire got hold of a gassy bit of pine and flared up brightly, throwing the whole scene into strong relief, and I thought, What a splendid-looking man he is!
Calm, powerful face, clear-cut features, large grey eyes, yellow beard and hair—altogether a magnificent specimen of the higher type of humanity. Nor did his form belie his face. I have never seen wider shoulders or a deeper chest. Indeed, Sir Henry's girth is so great that, though he is six feet two high, he does not strike one as a tall man. As I looked at him I could not help thinking what a curious contrast my little dried-up self presented to his grand face and form.
Then there was Good, who is not like either of us, being short, dark, stout— very stout—with twinkling black eyes, in one of which an eyeglass is everlastingly fixed. I say stout, but it is a mild term; I regret to state that of late years Good has been running to fat in a most disgraceful way.
Sir Henry tells him that it comes from idleness and over-feeding, and Good does not like it at all, though he cannot deny it. We sat for a while, and then I got a match and lit the lamp that stood ready on the table, for the half-light began to grow dreary, as it is apt to do when one has a short week ago buried the hope of one's life.
Next, I opened a cupboard in the wainscoting and got a bottle of whisky and some tumblers and water. I always like to do these things for myself: it is irritating to me to have somebody continually at my elbow, as though I were an eighteen-month-old baby. She always took a handful of black powder and a three-ounce ball, and kicked like the very deuce. About eBookTakeAway.
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