<P>One of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century <I>King Solomon's Mines</I> has inspired dozens of adventure stories including Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan books and the Indiana Jones movies. Vivid and enormously action-packed Henry Rider Haggard's tale of danger and discovery continues to shock and thrill as it has since it was first presented to the public and heralded as 'the most amazing book ever written.'<P>Following a map adventurer Allan Quartermain embarks on a perilous and thrilling journey into the heart of Africa with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good to find Sir Henry's missing younger brother - and the fabled lost diamond mines of King Solomon. This gripping adventure into dangerous and unknown lands will stay with you for a lifetime.