The actual volume that first introduced me to the adventures of Alan Quartermain may still be sitting on the shelves of the Yorba Linda Public Library from which I had borrowed it sometime around 1996. This book was a nostalgia-fueled purchase, although I couldn’t complain much about a decent hardcover for 25 cents at a Literature department book sale in 2006. I had been keeping my eye out for a nice copy of this book ever since I had first adventured with Haggard's Victorian hero to discover hidden treasure in far-off places in Africa where no map had gone. Interestingly enough, as of the date of this writing, my father, who was originally responsible for introducing me to Haggard’s novel, has borrowed this book and I have no idea when it will be returned to me.
Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon’s Mines. New York: Reader’s Digest, 1994.
