King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard (1880)

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King Solomon's Mines was published in September 1885 and immediately became a bestseller by tapping into people's enthusiasm for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.
Haggard wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, in a bet with his brother to try to match Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. In the process, he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost World” genre, which would later influence other writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and H. P. Lovecraft.
The book tells the story of Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and hunter, who is approached by Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good to help them find Curtis' long-lost brother, who disappeared while trying to find the legendary King Solomon's Mines.
This book has spawned multiple adaptations in the form of movies, comics, and television shows.
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Includes bibliographic references.