A scary, swashbuckling story I may have liked, but so many years after, I'm not sure. ( )

Classic adventure story although the Victorian attitude towards the native 'savages' of Africa was a bit much in a few places. A word of warning to the squeamish, there are some pretty grisly parts although not too graphic by today's standards.

Some significant differences from the Stewart Granger movie - most notably the fact that, instead of a wife searching for her lost husband, it is a brother which eliminates all the romantic aspects. I found Alan Quatermain a more interesting character as a widower & self-confessed coward than Granger's he-man (although I adore Stewart Granger). Overall, a better story than you might expect. ( )

I enjoyed the movie starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, but the book lacked the romance of the film. Three Victorian gentlemen
search for diamonds with the help of local tribesmen whom they treat shabbily for the most part. ( )

I enjoyed the movie starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, but the book lacked the romance of the film. Three Victorian gentlemen
search for diamonds with the help of local tribesmen whom they treat shabbily for the most part. ( )

A finales del siglo XIX, Haggard colocó en las tierras de África, en parte inexploradas, a Allan Quatermain, el cazador de elefantes, enrolado en un viaje erizado de dificultades en busca de las portentosas minas del rey Salomón. Una sucesión de peligros, ocasionados por la naturaleza, las fieras o los nativos —que no entienden la idolatría de los blancos por las piedras— se interpondrá en su camino. De todo esto surge una pregunta esencial: si la “civilización“ materialista y obsesionada por el dinero no será en el fondo más salvaje que esta tribus belicosas perdidas en el corazón de la selva.