Jungles, deserts, and lost worlds

11 books

"Bones": Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' CountryEdgar Wallace · 1915A 1915 collection of adventure stories by Edgar Wallace, continuing the tales of Commissioner Sanders, an British colonial administrator in West Africa, following figures such as Bosambo and Lieutenant Bones through episodes of intrigue, tribute, and tribal politics.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Allan and the Holy FlowerH. Rider Haggard · 1915This 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.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Allan's WifeH. Rider Haggard · 1889A novel by H. Rider Haggard, presented as the memoir of adventurer Allan Quatermain recounting his childhood in England and emigration to Africa, his marriage to Stella, and adventures including battles with Zulu warriors and encounters with a baboon-woman.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

FinishedH. Rider Haggard · 1917A novel narrated by Allan Quatermain, completing Haggard's trilogy begun with Marie and Child of Storm. It follows the wizard Zikali's revenge on the Zulu royal house, set against historical events including the British annexation of the Transvaal and the Zulu War of 1879.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Gold Out of CelebesAylward Edward Dingle · 1922A 1922 adventure novel by A. E. Dingle set in the East Indies, in which unemployed American sea captain Jack Barry is recruited by a typewriter salesman and a Dutch trader for a mysterious, potentially lucrative venture aboard the brigantine Barang.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad · 1899A novella by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1899, framed as the story told by the sailor Marlow to companions waiting on a boat on the Thames. His tale begins with reflections on empire, darkness, and civilization before turning toward journeys upriver.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Hunter Quatermain's StoryH. Rider Haggard · 1885An 1885 short story by H. Rider Haggard in which Allan Quatermain, a guest at Sir Henry Curtis's Yorkshire estate, entertains dinner guests by recounting an African buffalo hunt while withholding the tale of the treasure of King Solomon's Mines.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

SheH. Rider Haggard · 1887An 1887 adventure novel presented as an edited manuscript, in which scholar Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey journey into Africa, following an ancient relic's clue to a mysterious, immortal queen known as She.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Keepers of the King's PeaceEdgar Wallace · 1917A 1917 adventure novel by Edgar Wallace, set in a fictional West African territory during World War I. It follows Commissioner Sanders and the comic Lieutenant Tibbetts, known as Bones, as they maintain British colonial rule, encountering witchcraft, magic, and intrigue among the local river tribes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Man Who Would Be KingRudyard Kipling · 1888A short adventure story by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1888. The narrator recalls meeting two struggling adventurers in British India, one of whom describes his quest to become king of a distant land.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The valley of eyes unseenGilbert Collins · 1923A 1923 adventure novel narrated by a Peking resident who, alarmed by news of his friend Ronald Mirlees' mysterious death in Shanghai, recounts their earlier treasure hunt at a Buddhist temple. The story continues from the scholar's enigmatic end, promising further mystery in the East.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية