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Summary: Adventure classic
Review: ..."Allan Quatermain" is another adventure story of the character of the same name. After the King Solomon's mines, Quatermain is back in England, where his son dies, and he's eager for new adventures. With his two best friends, Good and Curtis, they depart again to the heart of Africa, where they expect to discover a nation of white people undiscovered until now. This story, while a classic Haggard tale, has not all the good elements "King Solomon's mines" had. There is fighting, there's thrilling, but this book is somewhat slower. This might be because Allan Quatermain, telling the story in his point of view, is older, close to sixty-five years. In fact, there are some really anoying parts, where Quatermain is extra-shy and puritan, almost to the point of being ridiculous. And, as another reviewer wrote, there's no point in writing about a white race, civilized, organized and secret, in the heart of Africa, instead of a more plausible black one. This can only be excused in historical contexts. Back in the late XIX century, Africa was such a type of novelty and unknown that people thought almost everything could happen in there. But, today, if the reader doesn't have an open mind and doesn't know his History, this can be interpreted as pure racism, which is not. Haggard wrote this book in a time where the biggest thing about Africa was Livingstone trying to find where the Nile came from. So this is how this book should be taken. A classic adventure. Grade 7.6/10
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Summary: An excellent sequel to KING SOLOMON'S MINES
Review: ALLAN QUATERMAIN is the sequel to H. Rider Haggard's famous tale of KING SOLOMON'S MINES. It is as every bit entertaining and delightful as its predecessor. Along with being an entertaining tale, it is at times educational in its descriptions and details of Africa during the late 1800s. It is also, just like KING SOLOMON, an intriguing example of the imperialist racist attitude of the British in Africa. A great story to further understand the racist beliefs held by Europeans toward Africans in the 1800s-1900s.
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Summary: Blue Unicorn Editions
Review: Blue Unicorn Editions publishes the most complete, unabridged, uncensored texts of the world's greatest literary works, in English and/or their original languages.
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Summary: Things ain't what they appear!
Review: Hi, I bought this book as I had not come across the title before in any Haggard listing. On receipt I found that it is really "Allan Quatermain" and the "new" title is presumably based on the film which starred Richard Chamberlain (which I have not seen). The decription on the back cover of the book states "Allan must postpone his wedding to rescue his brother, who has been tracking a lost white tribe. Allan's travels take him through dangerous jungles and to a mythical city where the streets are paved with gold". I believe some liberties have been taken with this book but as a curio I suppose it might be worth the price. regards Paul Webb
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Summary: Things ain't what they appear!
Review: Hi, I bought this book as I had not come across the title before in any Haggard listing. On receipt I found that it is really "Allan Quatermain" and the "new" title is presumably based on the film which starred Richard Chamberlain (which I have not seen). The decription on the back cover of the book states "Allan must postpone his wedding to rescue his brother, who has been tracking a lost white tribe. Allan's travels take him through dangerous jungles and to a mythical city where the streets are paved with gold". I believe some liberties have been taken with this book but as a curio I suppose it might be worth the price. regards Paul Webb
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Summary: Alan Quartermain & the Lost City of Gold, Creative Titling?
Review: I am a serious Haggard fan. Of his 50+ novels I own all but 12, including many first editions. Of the ones I do not own, I have read all but two. Sir Henry Rider Haggard wrote Allan Quartermain in 1887 following his successful King Solomon's Mines in 1885, and She in 1886. No one ever heard of Alan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold until that ridiculous Richard Chamberlain movie was released. I personally will not support a publisher that takes liberties with titles of classic lost world fiction, and suggest that if you wish to read Alan Quartermain, check out some of the reputable used book sites.
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Summary: So disappointing after "King Solomon's Mines".
Review: In the introduction of this book, Sir Henry Rider Haggard illustrates the differences, or rather the similarities, of the well-to-do "civilised" lady and the "savage" African. It is the recurring theme throughout the book and one which grates with today's reader. This novel is more like an early "equality of man" essay rather than the ripping yarn of "King Solomon's Mines". I do not know if the author was being radical at the time, or whether he was on some form of race agenda, but it sits ill with the modern mind and it sits ill in this story. There are glaring inconsistencies such as the treatment of the "savage" Masai after the battle and the fact the that the race he finds in the middle of Africa is "white" and "civilised". If he is trying to make the issue of the African also being able to be civilised, why are the civilised Africans not black? The story, however, is a reasonable read, and although occassionally plodding, the plot can be exciting. Of particular note, the tunnel scene and the final battle at Milosis are thrilling. Of rather less interest are the love lives of Curtis and Good, but these do not irritate as much as the race issue. I may be expecting too much from a text over 100 years old, but the issue of race was largely ignored in "King Solomon's Mine", and the book is much better for it. "Allan Quartermain" ceases to be a harmless story of adventure, and instead becomes a rather contrived statement of the author's ideals.
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Summary: So disappointing after "King Solomon's Mines".
Review: In the introduction of this book, Sir Henry Rider Haggard illustrates the differences, or rather the similarities, of the well-to-do "civilised" lady and the "savage" African. It is the recurring theme throughout the book and one which grates with today's reader. This novel is more like an early "equality of man" essay rather than the ripping yarn of "King Solomon's Mines". I do not know if the author was being radical at the time, or whether he was on some form of race agenda, but it sits ill with the modern mind and it sits ill in this story. There are glaring inconsistencies such as the treatment of the "savage" Masai after the battle and the fact the that the race he finds in the middle of Africa is "white" and "civilised". If he is trying to make the issue of the African also being able to be civilised, why are the civilised Africans not black? The story, however, is a reasonable read, and although occassionally plodding, the plot can be exciting. Of particular note, the tunnel scene and the final battle at Milosis are thrilling. Of rather less interest are the love lives of Curtis and Good, but these do not irritate as much as the race issue. I may be expecting too much from a text over 100 years old, but the issue of race was largely ignored in "King Solomon's Mine", and the book is much better for it. "Allan Quartermain" ceases to be a harmless story of adventure, and instead becomes a rather contrived statement of the author's ideals.
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Summary: So disappointing after "King Solomon's Mines".
Review: In the introduction of this book, Sir Henry Rider Haggard illustrates the differences, or rather the similarities, of the well-to-do "civilised" lady and the "savage" African. It is the recurring theme throughout the book and one which grates with today's reader. This novel is more like an early "equality of man" essay rather than the ripping yarn of "King Solomon's Mines". I do not know if the author was being radical at the time, or whether he was on some form of race agenda, but it sits ill with the modern mind and it sits ill in this story. There are glaring inconsistencies such as the treatment of the "savage" Masai after the battle and the fact the that the race he finds in the middle of Africa is "white" and "civilised". If he is trying to make the issue of the African also being able to be civilised, why are the civilised Africans not black? The story, however, is a reasonable read, and although occassionally plodding, the plot can be exciting. Of particular note, the tunnel scene and the final battle at Milosis are thrilling. Of rather less interest are the love lives of Curtis and Good, but these do not irritate as much as the race issue. I may be expecting too much from a text over 100 years old, but the issue of race was largely ignored in "King Solomon's Mine", and the book is much better for it. "Allan Quartermain" ceases to be a harmless story of adventure, and instead becomes a rather contrived statement of the author's ideals.
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Summary: A sequel to Quartermain's adventures in King Solomon's Mines
Review: Many of you will have read King Solomon's Mines by Sir Henry Rider Haggard. The majority of you will have found the story as spell-binding as one of the incantations of old Gagool herself! Allan Quartermain is the sequel to this first adventure in darkest Africa and, like the original, throws up a fine selection of genuinely 3-D characters. Quartermain, the great hunter, tells the tale but his English companions, Curtis and Good, and the old Zulu Umslopogas are all beautifully drawn by this master of Victorian ripping yarns. If you have an ounce of romance in your soul, read this book! Please note, the DREADFUL movie bearing the same title has virtually no connection with the book and certainly should not deter anyone from reading the novel.
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