The Treasure of the Lake

The Treasure of the Lake is one of the two posthumously published novels by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain.[1]

Treasure of the Lake
First edition (UK)
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAllan Quatermain
PublisherHutchinson & Co (UK)
Doubleday Doran (US)
Publication date
1926
Preceded byShe and Allan 
Followed byThe Ivory Child 

Plot Outline

Allan Quatermain finds a village in the middle of the Dark Continent ruled by a huge, pale man with a strange knowledge of future events.

Reception

E. F. Bleiler described The Treasure of the Lake as "a good adventure story, obviously influenced by the work of James Frazer".[2]

References

  1. "RIDER HAGGARD". The Queenslander. 8 January 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 21 December 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Bleiler, Everett (1983). The Guide to Supernatural Fiction. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. p. 222. ISBN 0873382889.
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