King Solomon's Mines is a popular novel written by Sir H. The novel falls into the Lost World genre which is a subgenre of fantasy or science fiction. King Solomon's Mines is considered by some to be the first lost-world narrative.1 This novel is geared towards seekers of the late-Victorian adventure romance.
Throughout my years of schooling, I heard of King Solomon's Mines many times but never read it. After finally reading this engaging story, I am almost disappointed that this novel was not on my required reading list. I found myself intertwined in the wildly expressive and enjoyable words as told through the eyes of the narrator, Allan Quatermain. Although, throughout the novel there were subtle hints of racism, I understand that this book was written during a time when racism was more prevalent. Other than the mention of racism, this novel told of a great adventure, and put me in the mind of the bold and exciting tales of Indiana Jones, which happens to be one of my favorites. .
King Solomon's Mines started out to be a search and rescue mission by three Englishman, Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good and the narrator, Allan Quatermain, for Sir Henry's estranged younger brother George. Before Quatermain's journey to Africa, he had heard that George was going to be traveling, and sent him a map to help him navigate his journey. Since he ventured off two years prior on his quest which everyone believed was to search for the lost treasure in King Solomon's Mines, he had not been heard from. Quatermain was the one who supplied George with the map, therefore it wasn't hard for Sir Henry and Captain Good to convince him to accompany them in their search. In one of the finest adventure stories of its time, Quatermain tells the tale in the first person, of their endeavors and epic trek through Africa in pursuit of unthinkable wealth, and of course with the hope to locate Sir Henry's brother.
