Allan Quatermain

Name: Allan Quatermain
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Author: Henry Rider Haggard

Haggard Henry Rider

Жанр Документальная литература

Подборка Allan Quatermain

Год 2020

Язык Немецкий

Обьем книги: Полная версия

Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. In this sequel to , Allan Quatermain and his companions once more set out for Africa, this time in search of a white race reputed to live north of Mount Kenya. They survive fierce encounters with Masai warriors, undergo a terrifying subterranean journey, and discover a lost civilization before being caught up in a passionate love-triangle that engulfs the country in a ferocious civil war. Haggard not only narrates his story with wonderfully dramatic and poetic touches, but also reveals many Victorian preoccupations with evolution and race, sexuality, and the .