A psychic joins the hunt for a centuries-old treasure lost in Southern Africa in this classic romantic adventure by the author of She. Following the death of her mother, Benita Clifford embarks on a ship from England to Africa to reunite with her estranged father. Along the way, she finds romance with a handsome Englishman aboard the ship, but tragedy strikes before they reach land . . . Benita arrives in Africa shaken and ready to start anew. After she meets up with her father and his suspicious partner, she learns about the search for a lost Portuguese treasure. But as their expedition begins, so does a series of dangerous challenges. Warring African tribes, a treacherous fortress, and a mysterious seventeenth-century ghost are just a few of the surprises that await Benita in the wilderness . . . H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English adventure novelist. Haggard studied law, but rather than pursuing a legal career took a secretarial position in what is now South Africa. His time there provided the inspiration for some of his most popular novels, including She (1887), an early classic of the lost world fantasy genre and one of the bestselling books of all time

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