The Rider Haggard Library

In which our weary travellers, buffeted by relentless rain and Masai threats, at last reach the sanctuary of a well-kept mission station perched high upon a verdant slope beneath the shadow of an imme...

6 Jun 29min

In which a fearless young lady ventures into the wild hills for a rare flower, stirring anxious searches and ominous discoveries among her companions; and a fierce Zulu warrior’s grim promise of venge...

6 Jun 38min

In which the narrator and his companions explore a well-appointed African mission station, observing the curious and reverent habits of Umslopogaas with his deadly battle-axe, Inkosi-kaas, and admirin...

6 Jun 26min

In which Allan Quatermain reflects with poignant sorrow upon the loss of his beloved son Harry and the heavy burden of grief that ensues, pondering deeply on the unchanging nature of man beneath the v...

5 Jun 19min

In which our party travels to the Tana River, confronting ruins of ancient cities and contending with treacherous bearers before embarking on a perilous canoe journey under the stern command of Good. ...

5 Jun 26min

In which Allan Quatermain, roused from his grief, is visited by old comrades proposing an adventurous expedition into the little-known regions beyond Mount Kenia, setting their course through the dust...

5 Jun 35min

In which our brave travellers, having endured many perils, return to Loo to recount their incredible adventures to Ignosi and prepare to leave the strange land behind, reflecting on the inscrutable my...

4 Jun 25min

In which the wanderers encounter an unexpected castaway, a white man crippled and isolated in a desert oasis, whose tale of endurance intertwines poignantly with their own fortunes. Their reunion and ...

4 Jun 14min