Sir Henry Rider Haggard spent six years in South Africa as a young man and wrote books on South African history and adventure novels that made him famous. His books were notable chiefly for weird invention and spell-binding narrative and were diversely set. His fascination with the zulu culture can be seen in his portraits of umbopa in king Solomon's mines. Deep in the African jungles, amidst the burning deserts, the caves of Ice, and the primitive customs, Rider Haggard casts a spell over the readers. Do king Solomon mines really exist? Will Sir Henry find his lost brother? Will Quatermain and his friends find the treasure. Join in the three heroes as they encounter the zulu warriors, witch doctors and voodoo… all this and much more in king Solomon mines.