H. Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines
Read by John Nicholson
King Solomon’s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a jou…
Allan Quatermain
Read by John Nicholson
Allan Quatermain was the quintessential Victorian English gentleman cum African big-game hunter. In this book, the second in the series, Qua…
The People of the Mist
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Penniless Leonard Outram attempts to redress the undeserved loss of his family estates and fiancee by seeking his fortune in Africa. In the …
The Brethren
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
Set in the days of the Crusaders, this books tells of a young maiden named Rosamund, and her twin cousins. Godwin is the grey eyed thoughtfu…
She
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At 5 years old Leo Vincey is left in the care of a Cambridge professor by the name of Horace Holly. His father leaves him a strange casket w…
The Ivory Child
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Allan Quatermain's first adventure with Lord Ragnall. (Introduction by laineyben)
Pearl Maiden
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This is the story of Miriam, an orphan Christian woman living in Rome in the first century. She falls in love with a Roman officer, but know…
Allan and the Holy Flower
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Further adventures of Allan Quatermain.This is one of the 14 books that H. Rider Haggard wrote - starting with "King Solomon's Mines&qu…
She and Allan
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
H Rider Haggard’s “She and Allan”, first published in 1921 is a gripping adventure about Allan Quatermain, who together with Hans, the Hotte…
Heart of the World
Read by Paul Hansen
H. Rider Haggard wrote Heart of the World in 1895 and it tells of the search for a secret and hidden Mayan civilization living in a long los…
Allan's Wife
Read by laineyben
The story of Allan Quatermain's wife and further adventures of Allan Quatermain. (Summary by Elaine Tweddle)
King Solomon's Mines
Read by H. Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a jou…
Eric Brighteyes
Read by Brett W. Downey
The Saga of Eric Brighteyes is the title of an epic viking novel by H. Rider Haggard, and concerns the adventures of its eponymous principal…
Marie: An Episode in the Life of the Late Allan Quatermain
Read by Peter John Keeble
This is a superb sweeping romantic adventure story of how Alan Quatermain, hero of fourteen of Rider H Haggard's books, met, fell in love wi…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 006
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A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…
Ayesha, the Return of She
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Ayesha, the return of She, is set 16 years after the previous novel She. Horace Holly and Leo Vincey have spent the years travelling the wor…
The Wizard
Read by Michael Monhollon
Described by the author, best known for his King Solomon's Mines, as "a tale of victorious faith," this story begins on a Sunday a…
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
This is a great book if you're looking for an adventure filled novel. It takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and describes some of th…
The Tale of Three Lions
Read by Kristine Bekere
Taking place in the heart of Africa, “The Tale of Three Lions” is one more thrilling adventure from the eventful life of old hunter Quaterma…
Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life
Read by Esther
This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adult…
Black Heart and White Heart
Read by Vira Denton
Black Heart and White Heart, is a story of the courtship, trials and final union of a pair of Zulu lovers in the time of King Cetywayo. (Int…
Short Story Collection Vol. 008
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Beatrice
Read by Michele Eaton
Beatrice is a lonely twenty-two year old woman. After saving Geoffrey's life, they fall in love. However, Geoffrey is married. In addition, …
Montezuma's Daughter
Read by Patrick79
A moving adventure story narrated by Thomas Wingfield, an Englishman, for Queen Elizabeth 1 of England about the murder of his mother, his t…
Short Story Collection Vol. 044
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 044: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Child of Storm
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Child of Storm is a 1913 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. The plot is set in 1854-56 and concerns Quatermain hunting in…
Short Story Collection Vol. 010
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 010: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 039
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 039: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
The World's Desire
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H. Rider Haggard (author of King Solomon's Mines the Allan Quatermain Series, and many more) and Andrew Lang (author of, among others, the r…
Princess Mary's Gift Book
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In 1914, Princess Mary, then 17 years of age, gave her name to this collection of short stories and essays from the most prominent authors o…
The Wanderer's Necklace
Read by Annyiee Hill
The Wanderer’s Necklace is classic Haggard, filled with adventure, intrigue, and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming obstacles. “The E…
Queen Sheba's Ring
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A famed archeologist, an aging doctor, and a young army engineer set out across the African desert on a great adventure. Professor Higgs is …
The Spirit of Bambatse
Read by Phil Benson
A romance, a shipwreck and a hunt for buried Portuguese treasure in the Transvaal. All the ingredients of an imperial adventure that made Ha…
Short Story Collection Vol. 011
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 011: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
My First Book
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This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…
Nada the Lily
Read by Phil Benson
A classic tale of love and revenge set in the Zulu Kingdom of present-day KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. A work of fiction loosely woven aro…
The Ancient Allan
Read by Keith Salis
This is the thrilling tale as told by Allan Quatermain of events in his life, or should we say his lives? By the use of a mystical herb, he …
Stella Fregelius
Read by Patrick79
Following a shipwreck Stella is preparing to die but is unexpectedly rescued. A love triangle of an unusual sort develops where an inventor …
Fair Margaret
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This story is set during the reign of King Henry VII. Peter Brome is a poor man and without a father, and is in love with Margaret the dark-…
The Ghost Kings
Read by Derek Trial
Rachel Dove is a British missionary's daughter in the wilds of Africa. Her life is turned around when fellow teenager Richard Darrien rescue…
Maiwa's Revenge; Or, The War of the Little Hand
Read by Derek Trial
While hunting elephants in the country of Wambe, big game Hunter Allan Quartermain gets word that an old friend, John Every, is a captive of…
Elissa
Read by Keith Salis
Anthropologists have studied the ruins of a great city and temple in Zimbabwe, and it has left them in wonder. The construction and markings…
Jess
Read by Jim Locke
The setting for this novel is the Boer War in South Africa in 1880. This novel is interesting and exciting on several levels: there are com…
Love Eternal
Read by Michele Eaton
This follows the story of Godfrey and Isobel and their relationship as they grow up. - Summary by Michele Eaton
When the World Shook
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A fictional memoir of Humphrey Arbuthnot of Devonshire, we are taken on a voyage to the island of Orofena, in the South Seas, together with…
The Brethren (Version 2)
Read by Elroi
A tale of love, romance and chivalry set amongst the backdrop of the climactic months before the opening of the Kings' Crusade. Two English…
Wisdom's Daughter
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A strange manuscript in an unknown language is found among the effects of the late Professor Horace Holly. Its translator discovers that whi…
Joan Haste
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A romantic melodrama and one of H. Rider Haggard's most poignant love stories. Joan Haste, a beautiful but illegitimate woman whose mother …
The Virgin of the Sun
Read by Andy Sames
A great adventure following the exploits of a hero who's blood runs red, and Viking in nature. A mysterious chest with faded parchments prov…
Allan's Wife and Other Tales
Read by Phil Benson
In 1885, H. Rider Haggard introduced Allan Quatermain, elephant hunter extraordinaire, in his best-selling African adventure novel 'King Sol…
Heu-Heu, or the Monster
Read by Derek Trial
At the instigation of the witch doctor Zikal, hunter Allan Quartermain and his faithful servant Hans journey to the remote civilization of t…
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story
Read by John R Moore
Haggard's interest in spiritualism and reincarnation underlie this tale of life, death, and "working out [one's] destiny." - Summa…
The Lady of Blossholme
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The Lady of Blossholme is an exciting tale, set in 16th Century England, and featuring such historical figures as Cromwell and King Henry VI…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 096
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"Can we solve the problems confronting us? Well, the answer is an unequivocal and emphatic yes." This quote, from U.S. President R…