Allan and the Holy Flower

This 1915 adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard continues the Allan Quatermain series, narrated by Quatermain himself. It recounts an unusual orchid hunt in Africa, beginning with a hunting expedition he led north of the Limpopo alongside an English gentleman.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Jungles, deserts, and lost worlds›Central, East, and West Africa

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Jungles, deserts, and lost worlds