Allan Quatermain (Penguin Popular Classics) - Softcover

Haggard, H. Rider

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9780140621556: Allan Quatermain (Penguin Popular Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0140621555 ISBN 13: 9780140621556

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1995

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London. 18 cm. 279p. Encuadernaci�n en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Ingl�s. Penguin popular classics .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y se�ales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 0140621555 (pbk)

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About the Author:

Born in 1856, Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE was a prolific writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential to this day. He died in 1925.

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This sequel to Haggard's more popular KING SOLOMON'S MINES is, like its predecessor, a story of high adventure in the wilds of interior Africa a century ago. Unlike its predecessor, it's plodding in spots. And so, unfortunately, is the narration. Fred Williams, earnest, blessed with a lovely baritone voice, at times as richly dramatic as the events he describes, too often reads individual words, not the customary word clusters. Moreover, his frequent failure to distinguish among a fairly small cast of characters will puzzle listeners eager to know who is saying what. Devotees of robust expeditions will stay the course; less enthusiastic fellow travelers may drop out. T.H. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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