The was the triumphant praise that greeted the publication of H. Rider Haggard's breathtaking chronicles of his hero -- Allan Quatermain -- and his amazing exploits.

The story begins with Allan Quatermain on a ship outbound from Cape Town. he meets two passengers, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. It seems that George Curtis -- Sir Henry's younger brother has disappeared! He had traveled north as a fortune hunter in search of the fantastic riches rumored to be buried in the Legendary King Solomon's Mines.

Sir Henry desperately needs Quatermain's help. But the hunt will take the three over some of the most dangerus terrain in Africa -- blistering hot deserts and frozen mountains -- and into a terrifying confrontation with one of the most ferocious warlords on the continent.