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©2010
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x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Originally published by: Cassell & Company, London (1885)"--Title page verso."
"[T]he first adventure tale by Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain, ... set in the remote African interior during the last portion of the nineteenth century. As a seasoned hunter and trader, Mr. Quatermain ends up being hired on as a guide by a wealthy Englishman who is in search of a long lost brother. Before his journey is over, however, our hero ends up playing the role of both treasure hunter ... and soldier-of-fortune. In these roles, both he and his companions face more than their share of hardships as they end up getting themselves in the middle of a tribal war and loads of dangerous situations"--P. [4] of cover