Allan and the Holy Flower

Name: Allan and the Holy Flower
Author: H. Rider Haggard
ISBN: 9781909904873

Author: H. Rider Haggard
Series: African Library
Language: English
Length: 286 pages
ISBN: 9781909904873
Published: 15 November 2013
Imprint: Sovereign

Adventure
Exploration
Africa
Orchid
Immortality
Kidnapping
Rescue
Treasure hunt
African tribes
Treacherous terrain

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Description

"Allan and the Holy Flower" is a thrilling adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, published in 1915. The story follows the British explorer Allan Quatermain, who receives a mysterious letter from his friend, Sir Henry Curtis, requesting his presence in Africa. Sir Henry has discovered a rare orchid known as the "holy flower," said to grant immortality to those who possess it. However, Sir Henry has also been kidnapped, and Allan must rescue him and retrieve the flower from the treacherous African interior.

Author

H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) gave English literature its great African quest novels — stories of treasure, immortality, and the lure of the unknown that helped invent popular adventure as a global form. King Solomon's Mines turned a hunt for diamonds into a myth of courage and discovery; She made the lost city of Kôr a stage for desire, power, and the terror of living forever.

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