H. Rider Haggard was an English novelist and Victorian writer of adventure novels, set in exotic African locations. He initiated many of the now common themes of lost civilization and lost continent, including the ancient magic and curses, secret chambers and mysticism. 'Allan Quatermain' is one of the 14 books, that H. Rider Haggard had written, depicting the adventures of Allan Quatermain, great English hunter in the wilds of mysterious Africa. At this part Quatermain has lost the only son and tries to outwear sorrow. Eventually he decides to take a travel in the heart of African desert with his old friends Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Hood. The purpose of travel is the search of lost white race... The novel is filled with action, so it will be undoubtedly gripping for fans of adventure genre!