Les Mines du roi Salomon
H. Rider Haggard
· 1876
· ★ 3.8
· 279p · ≈ 9h · Exigeant
King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.
Haggard wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. In the process he created a new literary genre…
Thèmes communs : Treasure troves, Children's fiction