Henry Rider Haggard

Legenda głosi, że gdzieś w głębi Czarnego Lądu biblijny król Salomon ukrył niezmierzone bogactwa. Antyczne przekazy mówią o ogromnych ilościach diamentów. Nic dziwnego, że rzesze śmiałków od zawsze starały się zlokalizować skarbiec. Aż do dzisiaj - bezskutecznie.     Sprawy podejmuje się Allan...

„Święty Kwiat” to opowieść o wyprawie Allana Quatermaina do kraju tajemniczego i okrutnego plemienia Pongów, czcicieli boga-małpy i cudownego storczyka, którego strzeże bóg-goryl.Czy zamiar zdobycia owego storczyka powiedzie się? Kim są Matka Świętego Kwiatu i jej córka?Na cykl Allana Quatermaina...

Powieść Kleopatra przedstawia dzieje wielkiego spisku, który miał podważyć tron Kleopatry. Historia ta została opowiedziana ustami samego spiskowca, wyznawcy wiary w bogów egipskich. Autor we wstępie do książki napisał: "Dzieje upadku Antoniusza i Kleopatry musiały na siebie zwrócić uwagę wielu...

Fascynująca książka pełna ukrytych znaczeń" Zygmunt Freud "Ona" to opowieść o wykładającym w Cambridge profesorze Hollym i jego podopiecznym Leo Vinceyu i ich podróży do zagubionego gdzieś w afrykańskim interiorze królestwa. Impulsem do wyprawy staje się tajemnicza paczka zostawiona Leo przez ojca...

Legenda głosi, że gdzieś w głębi Czarnego Lądu biblijny król Salomon ukrył niezmierzone bogactwa. Antyczne przekazy mówią o ogromnych ilościach diamentów. Nic dziwnego, że rzesze śmiałków od zawsze starały się zlokalizować skarbiec. Aż do dzisiaj — bezskutecznie. Sprawy podejmuje się Allan...

Jedna z bardziej fascynujących powieści przygodowych o Afryce z czasów kolonialnych. Spodoba się fanom afrykańskich podróży Henryka Sienkiewicza. Afrykańskie plemiona kultywują wiarę w bóstwa i reinkarnację. Zdarza się, że przypadkowymi ofiarami ich wierzeń stają się biali najeźdźcy. Tak było w...

This story is filled with adventure and humor. Allan Quatermain receives a sample of the huge orchid, the largest ever found. In England, he meets Mr. Somers, an avid orchid collector who is willing to fund an expedition to find the plant. This is the story of this expedition.

This is another Haggard novel in which the characters lived their lives in anticipation of love after death. A history of pain, supernatural and love that survives death. In the book, the reader meets a young man named Rupert Ullershaw. When we first meet him, he is in a difficult situation, he...

?When the World Shook? is a classic story, written by H. Rider Haggard, telling about the horror of a ghost town. The plot revolves around three friends ? one absolutely unshakable skeptic, the other ? an absolutely believer, and the third and central character is a person who is looking for...

In this story, readers are introduced to Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer in his pocket who is seeking wealth in distant lands, having lost his family lands and estates. He is involved in the rescue of a young Portuguese woman from the largest slave camp in Africa. As a result, the...

Swallow is a lonely Dutch girl. She dreams that a loved one appears in her life. And soon she finds herself face to face with a sunken ship, stranded by the storm. So, off the coast of Africa the ship sank, whose path lay to India, one boy survived ? he will become the main character of the story....

The Yellow God is another excellent book by H. Rider Haggard. Jeekie lives in England for about 30 years, arriving in England with his uncle. His uncle, Alan Vernon was involved in a dubious financial deal and left the company, after which he lost all his money. Jeekie persuades Alan to go to West...

This is a classic love and chivalry story. As always, in the tales of Henry Rider Haggard, the topic of a love triangle remains relevant. The story of two English knights in love with the same girl. The loyalty of these people is questioned. Will love be a barrier for knights?

This is another of Haggard?s eternal love stories. This novel tells of intersecting fates, the triangle: scholarly Morris Monk, inventor; his first cousin, Mary Porson; and the daughter of the new church rector, Stella Fregelius. The story at one point plays with the idea that love cannot exist...

Haggard explores love, friendship, and women during an adventure across the Atlantic and South America. In The ?Virgin of the Sun?, the author also explores the Inca myth associated with the rise of one of America?s greatest pre-Columbian leaders, Pachacuti. After several small adventures and...

Another Victorian novel by Haggard. The story of the orphan Ernest Kershaw, who is in search of a better life. One of the mystical moments is a find in the cemetery of the head of a woman who looks like his girlfriend. After that, strange things start to happen. More precisely, it is the beginning...

Many readers of the novels of Henry Rider Haggard like his main character Allan Quatermain. He goes back to the past. This adventure promises to be exciting. After all, there will be many exciting events on the way of the main character: hunting for lions, fighting a crocodile and a battle between...

Henry Rider Haggard describes the plight of the protagonist. He loses his wife and daughter in a car accident, as he thinks through his fault. The main character goes into great depression and begins to drink. When the man was thinking about suicide, a stranger named Joren appeared and told him not...

The beauty of Ayesha was the only reason for the conflict in many countries. Her father was very jealous of his daughter for the pretenders for her heart. Ayesha helps the goddess Isis, and as a reward Isis leads her to the hidden kingdom of Kôr in Africa to usher in the new Golden Age. The kingdom...

In fact, this is one of several papers published after the death of Haggard. The Treasure of the Lake is another extreme adventure in the hidden heart of Africa. Allan Quatermain finds a village in the center of the Dark Continent, run by a man with a strange knowledge of future events. But what...

This is a story about the adventures of the time of King Henry VIII and the pilgrimage of grace. This is one of the most historical adventures of Haggard, in which there are almost no elements of fantasy. King Henry and Cromwell put in appearances and evil men plot against the good guys. There is...

Another compelling and well-written story by H. Rider Haggard! It all starts quite gradually, in England, where the great hunter Allan Quatermain is making one of his rare trips outside of Africa. The story returns to Africa, and Quatermain talks about the unsuccessful speculation at the gold mine....

The book is full of unforeseen incidents. At the heart of the story is a guy who is much more honest and bolder than he seems. And of course there is love. Love leads this story, love strengthens it, and also corrupts it in a cunning way. This is a power struggle, a story about kindness, true...

Haggard was a great popularizer of the story about the ?lost world?, and his ?The Ghost Kings? are an interesting addition to dozens of others in the author?s pantheon. We meet Rachel Dove, the daughter of a British missionary who has traveled through the wilds of Africa for most of her young life....

Queen of the Dawn is an ancient Egyptian fantasy. The beginning of the story is very rapidly developing, from the very beginning the pharaon dies. And the daughter of Pharaoh is forced to hide. She meets and falls in love with the usurper?s disguised son. The end is full of adventures and bright...

Allan Quatermain helps his friend from Zulu Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his real love for Mameena. However, Mameena wants to marry another man ? Allan Quatermain. This is a first-class adventure with increasing intrigue that will interest the reader. The story, where everything is combined: war,...

Beatrice is one of the most emotional works written by Henry Rider Haggard. There are no crazy adventures, frightening battles or supernatural events, but there is everything for the soul, for easy reading. It tells of the ill-fated love between Beatrice Granger, an unmarried Welsh teacher, and...

She and Allan is a unique story written by Henry Rider Haggard. After all, he unites characters from three different series. Allan is looking for Ayesha in the hope of finding answers about his dead loved ones. He becomes involved in the rescue attempt of a young Portuguese-Scotch woman, and also...

Colonel Quaritch left the English army and moved to live at Honham Cottage. This is a quiet, calm and old place, which is located near the castle of the de la Molle family. He falls in love with Ida de la Molle, the only child of the ?squire,? who has mortgaged his possessions to their full value....

Ayesha is an example of a strong and stately woman. It is a 2000-year-old woman who still looks amazing for her age, rules the tribes in Africa. Despite the unwelcome arrival of the British on her land. She extends a helping hand to them. Suddenly, she falls in love with one of the researchers of...