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Sir Henry Rider Haggard: King Solomon’s Mines (abridged)

read by Bill Homewood

If you have children of 10+, this is my choice for audiobook of the year. — The Independent
  • Release Date: 3rd Oct 2005
  • Catalogue No: NA335412
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: Junior Classics
  • Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

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Contents

Henry Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines

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Chapter 1: I Meet Sir Henry Curtis

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Soon after we had got under way…

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Chapter 2: The Legend of Solomon’s Mines

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Then he went on feebly…

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Chapter 3: Umbopa Enters Our Service

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Then I bought a beautiful team…

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Chapter 4: An Elephant Hunt

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With the first light we were up…

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Chapter 5: Our March Into The Desert

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Next day we made an arrangement…

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We had nothing to guide ourselves by…

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At sunset we halted…

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Chapter 6: Water! Water!

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After a while we rose…

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The events of the next three miserable days…

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Chapter 7: Solomon’s Road

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Presently Sir Henry spoke

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‘Greeting’, I said in Zulu…

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Now just before I had asked for the rifle…

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Chapter 8: We Enter Kukuanaland

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So soon as we started…

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Chapter 9: Twala the King

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When we woke it was to find…

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Twala sat silent…

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The figure stood still for a moment

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Chapter 10: The Witch-Hunt

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The remainder of that day…

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With a wild yell Gagaoola’s horrid ministers…

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Chapter 11: We Give A Sign

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Thoroughly wearied out…

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Foulata wrung her hands…

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Chapter 12: Before the Battle

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Just before sundown…

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Chapter 13: The Attack

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Hurrying from this dreadful scene…

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Chapter 14: The Last Stand of the Greys

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Just when we thought it was all over…

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But at this time the matter went no further…

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A cry of dismay rose from the Buffaloes…

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Chapter 15: Good Falls Sick

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A few days after this last occurrence…

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Chapter 16: The Place of Death

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Before we had finished examining…

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After about twenty paces…

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Chapter 17: Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

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Following the passage for about fifteen paces…

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Hark! Cry upon cry…

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Chapter 18: We Abandon Hope

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As we stood, utterly depressed…

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Chapter 19: Ignosi’s Farewell

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Chapter 20: Found

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P.S.

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