Elissa
H. Rider Haggard
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 are Phoenician, but how was it developed so far South of the Fertile Crescent? Who built it and why? How was it destroyed?
H Rider Haggard has elaborated on this in the novel, Elissa. It is the story of the love of Prince Aziel, an Israelite grandson of both Solomon the Wise and a daughter of Pharaoh, and Elissa of Zimboe, a priestess of Baal. They are faced with impossible relationship choices on which depend the lives of thousands, and even their own immortal souls. (Summary by Keith Salis) (5 hr 25 min)
Chapters
The Caravan | 16:04 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Grove of Baaltis | 23:34 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ithobal the King | 19:14 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Dream of Issachar | 22:18 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Palace of Sacrifice | 16:46 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Hall of Audience | 24:58 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Black Dwarf | 17:38 | Read by Keith Salis |
Aziel Plights His Troth | 24:30 | Read by Keith Salis |
Greeting to the Baaltis | 20:35 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Embassy | 20:36 | Read by Keith Salis |
Metem Sells Images | 17:48 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Tryst | 12:18 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Sacrilege of Aziel | 21:13 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Martyrdom of Issachar | 19:17 | Read by Keith Salis |
Elissa Takes Sanctuary | 18:08 | Read by Keith Salis |
The Cage of Death | 20:03 | Read by Keith Salis |
"There is Hope" | 10:54 | Read by Keith Salis |
Reviews
The Doom of Zimbabwe
LuellaMargaret
Doom is a most appropriate description. Classic Haggard, though perhaps a little too tragic for me personally. Well-written; felt very biblical. And overall the reader was solid. 10/15/23