King Solomon's Treasures

Author's name: Henry Rider Haggard

"This is a thrilling adventure undertaken by a group of men in the heart of the unknown continent of Africa in the late nineteenth century. Their motives include a thirst for adventure, the pursuit of wealth, the search for a lost loved one, and other undisclosed purposes. Some of these men are English nobles who came from overseas, while others are residents of Africa, whether local inhabitants or British settlers. The adventurers set out in search of treasures whose existence, according to legend, lies in the heart of the mysterious continent. They carry a tattered map, whose owner died centuries ago, after having drawn the route to the treasures and recording that he saw them himself but was betrayed and prevented from obtaining them. The men crossed a barren desert after nearly perishing from hunger and thirst, traversed snow-capped peaks they never imagined existed, witnessed the remains of civilizations whose people they do not know, and found themselves embroiled in a brutal local war. Finally, the location of the treasures, as described on the map, came into view. Will they reach them? Will they find them? And will they return from this perilous adventure?"