| King Solomon's Mines Contributor(s): Haggard, H. Rider (Author) |
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ISBN: 0141439521 ISBN-13: 9780141439525 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: H. Rider Haggards" King Solomons Mines" has entertained generations of readers since its publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of menled by the English adventurer Allan Quartermaintrek into southern Africa in search of a lost friendand lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.51" W x 7.82" (0.53 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 13623 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first great Lost World action-adventure, a precursor to Indiana Jones H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend-and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. Led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, they discover a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, and encounter the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |