King Solomon's Mines - Reissue (Puffin Classics)
One of the bestselling novels of the l9th Century and the inspiration for dozens of adventure stories in Indiana Jones. Following a mysterious ancient map, a small group of men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost brother - and the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. Led by the intrepid English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, they discover a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, and encounter the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds.