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Allan Quatermain



by H。 Rider Haggard














I inscribe this book of adventure to my son ARTHUR JOHN RIDER 

HAGGARD in the hope that in days to come he�察�and many other 

boys whom I shall never know�察�may�察�in the acts and thoughts of 

Allan Quatermain and his companions�察�as herein recorded�察�

find something to help him and them to reach to what�察�with Sir 

Henry Curtis�察�I hold to be the highest rank whereto we can 

attain  the state and dignity of English gentlemen。









CONTENTS







       INTRODUCTION

I      THE CONSUL'S YARN

II     THE BLACK HAND

III    THE MISSION STATION

IV     ALPHONSE AND HIS ANNETTE

V      UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE

VI     THE NIGHT WEARS ON

VII    A SLAUGHTER GRIM AND GREAT

VIII   ALPHONSE EXPLAINS

IX     INTO THE UNKNOWN

X      THE ROSE OF FIRE

XI     THE FROWNING CITY

XII    THE SISTER QUEENS

XIII   ABOUT THE ZU´VENDI PEOPLE

XIV    THE FLOWER TEMPLE

XV     SORAIS' SONG

XVI    BEFORE THE STATUE

XVII   THE STORM BREAKS

XVIII  WAR� �RED WAR��

XIX    A STRANGE WEDDING

XX     THE BATTLE OF THE PASS

XXI    AWAY� �AWAY��

XXII   HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR

XXIII  I HAVE SPOKEN









INTRODUCTION







December 23



'I have just buried my boy�察�my poor handsome boy of whom I was 

so proud�察�and my heart is broken。  It is very hard having only 

one son to lose him thus�察�but God's will be done。  Who am I that 

I should complain�拭 �The great wheel of Fate rolls on like a Juggernaut�察�

and crushes us all in turn�察�some soon�察�some late  it does not 

matter when�察�in the end�察�it crushes us all。  We do not prostrate 

ourselves before it like the poor Indians�察�we fly hither and 

thither  we cry for mercy�察�but it is of no use�察�the black Fate 

thunders on and in its season reduces us to powder。



'Poor Harry to go so soon� �just when his life was opening to 

him。  He was doing so well at the hospital�察�he had passed his 

last examination with honours�察�and I was proud of them�察�much 

prouder than he was�察�I think。  And then he must needs go to that 

smallpox hospital。  He wrote to me that he was not afraid of 

smallpox and wanted to gain the experience�察�and now the disease 

has killed him�察�and I�察�old and grey and withered�察�am left to 

mourn over him�察�without a chick or child to comfort me。  I might 

have saved him�察�too  I have money enough for both of us�察�and 

much more than enough  King Solomon's Mines provided me with 

that�察�but I said�察 �No�察�let the boy earn his living�察�let him labour 

that he may enjoy rest。;  But the rest has come to him before 

the labour。  Oh�察�my boy�察�my boy��



'I am like the man in the Bible who laid up much goods and builded 

barns  goods for my boy and barns for him to store them in�察�

and now his soul has been required of him�察�and I am left desolate。  

I would that it had been my soul and not my boy's��



'We buried him this afternoon under the shadow of the grey and 

ancient tower of the church of this village where my house is。  

It was a dreary December afternoon�察�and the sky was heavy with 

snow�察�but not much was falling。  The coffin was put down by the 

grave�察�and a few big flakes lit upon it。  They looked very white 

upon the black cloth�  �There was a little hitch about getting 

the coffin down into the grave  the necessary ropes had been 

forgotten�此�so we drew back from it�察�and waited in silence watching 

the big flakes fall gently one by one like heavenly benedictions�察�

and melt in tears on Harry's pall。  But that was not all。  A 

robin redbreast came as bold as could be and lit upon the coffin 

and began to sing。  And then I am afraid that I broke down�察�and 

so did Sir Henry Curtis�察�strong man though he is�察�and as for 

Captain Good�察�I saw him turn away too�察�even in my own distress 

I could not help noticing it。'





The above�察�signed 'Allan Quatermain'�察�is an extract from my diary 

written two years and more ago。  I copy it down here because 

it seems to me that it is the fittest beginning to the history 

that I am about to write�察�if it please God to spare me to finish 

it。  If not�察�well it does not matter。  That extract was penned 

seven thousand miles or so from the spot where I now lie painfully 

and slowly writing this�察�with a pretty girl standing by my side 

fanning the flies from my august countenance。  Harry is there 

and I am here�察�and yet somehow I cannot help feeling that I am 

not far off Harry。



When I was in England I used to live in a very fine house  

at least I call it a fine house�察�speaking comparatively�察�and 

judging from the standard of the houses I have been accustomed 

to all my life in Africa  not five hundred yards from the old 

church where Harry is asleep�察�and thither I went after the funeral 

and ate some food�察�for it is no good starving even if one has 

just buried all one's earthly hopes。  But I could not eat much�察�

and soon I took to walking�察�or rather limping  being permanently 

lame from the bite of a lion  up and down�察�up and down the 

oak´panelled vestibule�察�for there is a vestibule in my house 

in England。  On all the four walls of this vestibule were placed 

pairs of horns  about a hundred pairs altogether�察�all of which 

I had shot myself。  They are beautiful specimens�察�as I never 

keep any horns which are not in every way perfect�察�unless it 

may be now and again on account of the associations connected 

with them。  In the centre of the room�察�however�察�over the wide 

fireplace�察�there was a clear space left on which I had fixed 

up all my rifles。  Some of them I have had for forty years�察�old 

muzzle´loaders that nobody would look at nowadays。  One was an 

elephant gun with strips of rimpi�察�or green hide�察�lashed round 

the stock and locks�察�such as used to be owned by the Dutchmen 

 a 'roer' they call it。  That gun�察�the Boer I bought it from 

many years ago told me�察�had been used by his father at the battle 

of the Blood River�察�just after Dingaan swept into Natal and slaughtered 

six hundred men�察�women�察�and children�察�so that the Boers named 

the place where they died 'Weenen'�察�or the 'Place of Weeping'�察�

and so it is called to this day�察�and always will be called。  

And many an elephant have I shot with that old gun。  She always 

took a handful of black powder and a three´ounce ball�察�and kicked 

like the very deuce。



Well�察�up and down I walked�察�staring at the guns and the horns 

which the guns had brought low�察�and as I did so there rose up 

in me a great craving�此  �I would go away from this place where 

I lived idly and at ease�察�back again to the wild land where I 

had spent my life�察�where I met my dear wife and poor Harry was 

born�察�and so many things�察�good�察�bad�察�and indifferent�察�had happened 

to me。  The thirst for the wilderness was on me�察�I could tolerate 

this place no more�察�I would go and die as I had lived�察�among 

the wild game and the savages。  Yes�察�as I walked�察�I began to 

long to see the moonlight gleaming silvery white over the wide 

veldt and mysterious sea of bush�察�and watch the lines of game 

travelling down the ridges to the water。  The ruling passion 

is strong in death�察�they say�察�and my heart was dead that night。  

But�察�independently of my trouble�察�no man who has for forty years 

lived the life I have�察�can with impunity go coop himself in this 

prim English country�察�with its trim hedgerows and cultivated 

fields�察�its stiff formal manners�察�and its well´dressed crowds。  

He begins to long  ah�察�how he longs�  �for the keen breath 

of the desert air�察�he dreams of the sight of Zulu impis breaking 

on their foes like surf upon the rocks�察�and his heart rises up 

in rebellion against the strict limits of the civilized life。



Ah� �this civilization�察�what does it all come to�拭 �For forty years 

and more I lived among savages�察�and studied them and their ways�察�

and now for several years I have lived here in England�察�and have 

in my own stupid manner done my best to learn the ways of the 

children of light�察�and what have I found�拭 �A great gulf fixed�拭 �

No�察�only a very little one�察�that a plain man's thought may spring 

across。  I say that as the savage is�察�so is the white man�察�only 

the latter is more inventive�察�and possesses the faculty of combination�察�

save and except also that the savage�察�as I have known him�察�is 

to a large extent free from the greed of money�察�which eats like 

a cancer into the heart of the white man。  It is a depressing 

conclusion�察�but in all essentials the savage and the child of 

civilization are identical。  I dare say that the highly civilized 

lady reading this will smile at an old fool of a hunter's simplicity 

when she thinks of her black bead´bedecked sister�察�and so will 

the superfine cultured idler scientifically eating a dinner at 

his club�察�the cost of which would keep a starving family for 

a week。  And yet�察�my dear young lady�察�what are those pretty things 

round your own neck�拭 �they have a strong family resemblance�察�

especially when you wear that very low dress�察�to the savage woman's 

beads。  Your habit of turning round and round to the sound of 

horns and tom´toms�察�your fondness for pigments and powders�察�the 

way in which you love to subjugate yourself to the rich warrior 

who has captured you in marriage�察�and the quickness with which 

your taste in feathered head´dresses varies  all these things 

suggest touches of kinship�察�and you remember that in the fundamental 

principles of your nature you are quite identical。  As for you�察�

sir�察�who also laugh�察�let some man come and strike you in the 

face whilst you are enjoying that marvellous´looking dish�察�and 

we shall soon see how much of the savage there is in you。



There�察�I might go on for ever�察�but what is the good�拭 �Civilization 

is only savagery silver´gilt。  A vainglory is it�察�and like a 

northern light�察�comes but to fade and leave the sky more dark。  

Out of the soil of barbarism it has grown like a tree�察�an

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