
KUNINGAS SALOMON KAIVOKSET
H. RIDER HAGGARD
SISÄLLYS:
ENSIMÄINEN LUKU.
TOINEN LUKU.
KOLMAS LUKU.
NELJÄS LUKU.
VIIDES LUKU.
KUUDES LUKU.
SEITSEMÄS LUKU.
A weather‑worn elephant hunter, now confined by a painful leg, decides to turn his memories into a written record. When a ship bound for Natal brings together three striking strangers—a towering, blond‑haired man with a Viking‑like bearing, a stout English officer, and a seasoned sea captain—the hunter finds himself drawn into their shared obsession with the fabled King Solomon’s mines. Their first meeting in the bustling port of Durban sets the stage for an uneasy camaraderie and a promise of adventure across distant deserts and hidden valleys.
The narrative follows their preparations: selling what little they own, charting a perilous route, and confronting the mysteries that have lured explorers for centuries. With vivid descriptions of African rivers, restless seas, and the tantalising legend of a lost treasure, the story captures the excitement of a quest that is as much about the characters’ pasts as it is about the riches they seek. The opening chapters promise intrigue, danger, and the timeless allure of an undiscovered kingdom.
Language
fi
Duration
~6 hours (374K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
May 19, 2017
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1856–1925
Best known for King Solomon’s Mines and She, he helped define the classic adventure novel with tales of lost worlds, danger, and mystery. His years in southern Africa shaped much of the atmosphere and setting that made his fiction so memorable.
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