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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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King Solomon's Mines
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(1885) Adventure story by Rider *Haggard, deliberately trying to rival the recent success of *Treasure Island and even following the same narrative pattern. Allan Quatermain and two friends set off with a map to find the reputed treasure of the biblical Solomon. African tribal life, rather than the allure of pirates, provides in this case the necessary ingredients of exoticism and danger.
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