The People of the Mist

H. Rider Haggard

The Floating Press, Jan 1, 2012 - Fiction - 466 pages

Though best known for creating the series featuring the unforgettable adventurer Allan Quatermain, author Henry Rider Haggard's other action-adventure heroes are just as compelling and believable. The People of the Mist recounts explorer Leonard Outram's exploits in Africa. Haggard loyalists and other fans of the genre are sure to delight in this thrill-a-minute page-turner.

Contents

• Authors Note: 6
• Chapter I The Sins of the Father Are Visited on the Children: 8
• Chapter II The Swearing of the Oath: 20
• Chapter III After Seven Years: 32
• Chapter IV The Last Vigil: 40
• Chapter V Otter Gives Counsel: 51
• Chapter VI The Tale of Soa: 60
• Chapter VII Leonard Swears on the Blood of Aca: 69
• Chapter VIII The Start: 79
• Chapter IX The Yellow Devils Nest: 91
• Chapter X Leonard Makes a Plan: 102
• Chapter XI That Hero Otter: 114
• Chapter XII A Choice Lot: 127
• Chapter XIII A Midnight Marriage: 141
• Chapter XIV Vengeance: 155
• Chapter XV Disillusion: 167
• Chapter XVI Misunderstandings: 182
• Chapter XVII The Death of Mavoom: 194
• Chapter XVIII Soa Shows Her Teeth: 208
• Chapter XIX The End of the Journey: 221
• Chapter XX The Coming of Aca: 233
• Chapter XXI The Folly of Otter: 244
• Chapter XXII The Temple of Jal: 260
• Chapter XXIII How Juanna Conquered Nam: 272
• Chapter XXIV Olfan Tells of the Rubies: 283
• Chapter XXV The Sacrifice After the New Order: 297
• Chapter XXVI The Last of the Settlement Men: 308
• Chapter XXVII Father and Daughter: 320
• Chapter XXVIII Juanna Prevaricates: 334
• Chapter XXIX The Trial of the Gods: 346
• Chapter XXX Franciscos Expiation: 357
• Chapter XXXI The White Dawn: 370
• Chapter XXXII How Otter Fought the Water Dweller: 382
• Chapter XXXIII Trapped: 393
• Chapter XXXIV Nams Last Argument: 405
• Chapter XXXV Be Noble or Be Base: 417
• Chapter XXXVI How Otter Came Back: 431
• Chapter XXXVII I Am Repaid Queen: 443
• Chapter XXXVIII The Triumph of Nam: 456
• Chapter XXXIX The Passing of the Bridge: 467
• Chapter XL Otters Farewell: 480
• Envoi The End of the Adventure: 496
• Endnotes: 511

About the author

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) is best remembered for his 34 adventure fantasy novels set in exotic locations. As a child, Haggard, whose father was an English barrister, was considered dim-witted and was inclined to daydreaming. His parents ended his formal education when he was seventeen, and he was sent to work in South Africa, where his imagination was inspired by the people, animals, and jungle. He became close friends with authors Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Lang. Haggard's most popular books are King Solomon's Mines (1886) and She (1887). He also wrote short stories, as well as nonfiction on topics such as gardening, English farming, and rural life, interests which led to duties on government commissions concerned with land maintenance. For his literary contributions and his government service, Haggard was knighted in 1912. Several of Haggard's novels have been filmed. She was filmed in 1965, starring Ursula Andress. King Solomon's Mines was filmed with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr in 1950, and again with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone in 1985. Also, the novel Allan Quatermain was filmed as Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone in 1986.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The People of the Mist
• Author: H. Rider Haggard
• Publisher: The Floating Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1775455289, 9781775455288
• Length: 466 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / General