Finished - Couverture souple

Haggard, H Rider

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1421842629 ISBN 13 : 9781421842622

Editeur : 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2007

Synopsis

You, my friend, into whose hand, if you live, I hope these scribblings of mine will pass one day, must well remember the 12th of April of the year 1877 at Pretoria. Sir Theophilus Shepstone, or Sompseu, for I prefer to call him by his native name, having investigated the affairs of the Transvaal for a couple of months or so, had made up his mind to annex that country to the British Crown. It so happened that I, Allan Quatermain, had been on a shooting and trading expedition at the back of the Lydenburg district where there was plenty of game to be killed in those times. Hearing that great events were toward I made up my mind, curiosity being one of my weaknesses, to come round by Pretoria, which after all was not very far out of my way, instead of striking straight back to Natal. As it chanced I reached the town about eleven o'clock on this very morning of the 12th of April and, trekking to the Church Square, proceeded to outspan there, as was usual in the Seventies. The place was full of people, English and Dutch together, and I noted that the former seemed very elated and were talking excitedly, while the latter for the most part appeared to be sullen and depressed.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Finished" constitutes the third book in the trilogy of which "Marie" and "Child of Storm" are the first two parts. It narrates the consummation of the vengeance of the wizard Zikali upon the royal Zulu House that was founded by Senzagacona, and is a must-read for those who have enjoyed the other books in this trilogy. The chapters of this book include: “Allen Quatermain Meets Abscombe”, “Mr. Marnham”, “The Hunters Hunted”, “Doctor Rodd”, “A Game of Cards”, “Miss Heda”, “Rodd’s Last Card”, “Flight”, “Nombe”, “Zakali”, “Trapped”, “Cetewaya”, etcetera. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 - 1925) was an English author famous for writing adventure stories set in exotic countries. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) — known as H. Rider Haggard — was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1421842629
• ISBN 13: 9781421842622
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible