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Explore "#literarylegacy" with insightful episodes like "The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tomâs Cabin (#181)" and "King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard" from podcasts like ""The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed" and "Rearview Mirror Chronicles"" and more!
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King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard
In 1885 H. Rider Haggard's brother offered him a wager: Five shillings if he could write a better book than Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".
Some 6 weeks later Haggard had penned a novel that would become the foundation text of the lost world literary genre. King Solomon's Mines was one of the first English quest adventure novels set in darkest Africa, a story about treasure, bravery and romance featuring the all action hero, Alan Quartermain and his fellowship. Haggard's word inspire the likes of Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P Lovecraft, Wilbur Smith and many more.
Join Keith as he discusses H. Rider Haggard and his literary legacy.