Queen Sheba's Ring
H. Rider Haggard
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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 in search of new archeological discoveries, Dr. Adams seeks to rescue his kidnapped son, and Captain Orme wants to forget an unhappy love affair. Maqueda, Daughter of Kings, ruler of the Abati, enlists their aid to destroy the sacred idol of a neighboring tribe with promises to help the doctor rescue his son. However, the idol is a second great sphinx, carved out of a mountain. In their quest they can expect little help from the weak and cowardly Abati. The road is fraught with danger, wild beasts, valiant enemies, and traitorous allies, but their greatest danger is a beautiful woman whom it is death to love.
- Summary by Anfinwen (10 hr 15 min)
Chapters
The Coming of the Ring | 35:34 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Advice of Sergeant Quick | 13:05 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Professor Goes Out Shooting | 25:10 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Death Wind | 31:13 | Read by Anfinwen |
Pharaoh Makes Trouble | 28:17 | Read by Anfinwen |
How We Escaped from Harmac | 31:26 | Read by Anfinwen |
Barung | 27:33 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Shadow of Fate | 27:34 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Swearing of the Oath | 35:32 | Read by Anfinwen |
Quick Lights a Match | 21:35 | Read by Anfinwen |
The Rescue Fails | 41:34 | Read by VfkaBT |
The Den of Lions | 25:06 | Read by Deon Gines |
How Pharaoh Met Shadrach | 35:13 | Read by Deon Gines |
The Adventures of Higgs | 37:26 | Read by Deon Gines |
Sergeant Quick Has a Presentiment | 23:31 | Read by ToddHW |
Harmac Comes to Mur | 32:40 | Read by Deon Gines |
I Find My Son | 36:57 | Read by Deon Gines |
The Burning of the Palace | 31:50 | Read by Deon Gines |
Starvation | 28:27 | Read by marjoriewilliams8907 |
The Trial and After | 45:55 | Read by ToddHW |
Reviews
Misses the drawing in
Dr. Dijkstra
The story is predictable and the lack of enthousiasm of readers did not draw me into the story. I kept waiting for that captivating moment but it never came.
wall rider
great book some good and and some ok readers .I just don't like multiple readers