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A chance meeting with sir henry curtis and his friend john good leads professional game hunter allan quatermaine on a dangerous expedition to the uncharted, hostile heart of africa. We have met the intrepid huntertracker allan quatermain before, in h. King solomons mines audiobook audio books free download. It relates a journey into the heart of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel s title. Listen to king solomons mines bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatisation by h. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are allan quatermain, sir henry curtis. The bbc made a dramatisation of king solomon s mines with tim mcinnenry and loads of great actors that make it absolutely amazing to listen to.
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