Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey head off to darkest Africa to to find a Kingdom ruled by a white Queen known as "She" short for "She Who Must Be Obeyed" ( so it wasn't John Mortimer).
This is a tale of the supernatural and a 'ripping yarn" that Haggard is known for, it has never been out of print but I dear say its days are numbered as it is seen as 'Imperialist'.
It s a fun adventure read and hopefully the cancellers never get to it.
Obviously some chapters are stronger than others as some of the authors were much better writers than others, its a novelty novel to be read and put on the shelf.
The tale is narrated by Marlowe who features in several Conrad novels. I struggled with this as the narrator is so verbose, I found it tiring . I've only read a few of Conrad's works but 'The Secret Agent' is still my favourite
Haven't read this since I was about 15 years old. Its popularity at time of publishing is understandable due to its subject matter, but without the movie I believe it would be long forgotten.
Not one that'll be re-read again.
I'm not a huge reader of fantasy/ science fiction but this collection of short stories are fantastic. Brilliant writing and laugh out loud in places, a new favourite author on this collection alone.
This is an early book in the " Wallander "series and drags a bit but they get better so worth reading. I'd suggest reading them in order
From the greatest 'caper' writer of them all. A tale of a group attempting to corner the commodities market with a side story of a series of murders.
Thomas is fantastic.
Not one of her classics but as always a great diversion for a lazy day
I love seeing politicians made to look foolish, but in this case they did it themselves. I knew Thatcher was arrogant & I've been...
