This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
King Solomon's Mines is the classic adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard that gave birth to the "lost world" genre, narrated in the first person by the elephant-hunter Allan Quatermain. In the English countryside Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good, who seek Sir Henry's missing brother, last seen heading into the African interior in search of the fabled mines of King Solomon. For a handsome reward, Quatermain agrees to lead the way, and the party — joined by the proud Zulu warrior Umbopa — crosses the burning desert, climbs the snow-capped breast of Sheba's Breasts, and follows the great ancient road into the hidden kingdom of Kukuanaland.
There they find a land ruled by the usurper Twala and the terrible witch-finder Gagool, where an eclipse of the moon becomes the sign of a returning king. Umbopa reveals himself as Ignosi, the rightful heir, and the three Englishmen take their place in a desperate battle between the Greys and Twala's regiments. After the war, Gagool leads the victors into the silent treasure chamber behind the white Death — the cave of the dead kings piled with diamonds — and springing shut the stone door, traps Quatermain, Curtis, Good, Foulata and the old witch within the darkness.
The escape through the underground river, the parting of Ignosi from his white companions, and a final letter from Curtis that reunites the brothers make King Solomon's Mines a story of courage, loyalty and the perils of African adventure, told in the plain, warm voice of the man who was there.
