Allan Quatermain
by H. Rider Haggardliterary work· published 1887
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Allan Quatermain is an 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is the sequel to Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines. Allan Quatermain is the second novel and fourth overall story in the eighteen-part series of the same name, though chronologically it is the final entry. Haggard wrote the book over his summer holiday in 1885 immediately after King Solomon's Mines. It was first serialised in Longman's Magazine before being published. At the beginning of the book, Allan Quatermain's only son has died and he longs to get back into the wilderness. He persuades Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief Umslopogaas to accompany him, and they set out from the coast of east Africa into the territory of the Maasai. While staying with a Scottish missionary, Mr.
Adaptations (3)
Allan Quatermain has been adapted into 3 films, from 1919 to 1986. The most recent is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986).
Allan Quatermain1919 · film · dir. Horace Lisle Lucoque · IMDb ↗IMDb6.8Early South African lensed adaptation of King Solomon's Mines featuring Allan Quatermain and his adventures.
King Solomon's Treasure1979 · film · 88 min · dir. Alvin Rakoff · IMDb ↗IMDb3.8Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold1986 · film · 99 min · dir. Gary Nelson · IMDb ↗IMDb4.6After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost City of Gold, controlled by the evil lord Agon, and mined by his legions of white slaves.
