H. Rider Haggard's ongoing saga about dashing explorer Allan Quatermain continues in _Allan's Wife_ , a novel that recounts some of the quests that Quatermain fell into while married to his second wife, an equally fearless woman named Stella. The pair discovers a lost tribe ruled over by a mysteriou
Allan's Wife
โ Scribed by H. Rider Haggard
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
H. Rider Haggard's ongoing saga about dashing explorer Allan Quatermain continues in Allan's Wife , a novel that recounts some of the quests that Quatermain fell into while married to his second wife, an equally fearless woman named Stella. The pair discovers a lost tribe ruled over by a mysterious creature and experiences dozens of other hair-raising adventures along the way.
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