The Yellow God: An Idol of Africa = Желтый бог: африканский идол: на англ.яз
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. The main hero of The Yellow God is Alan Vernon, a young retired army major, who, after undergoing financial ruin, decides to travel to Africa to make his fortune, in hopes of eventually winning the hand of beautiful Barbara Champers-Haswell. Vernon has heard of a mysterious kingdom ruled by the priestess and he plans to help himself to the gold found there. Книг...
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. The main hero of The Yellow God is Alan Vernon, a young retired army major, who, after undergoing financial ruin, decides to travel to Africa to make his fortune, in hopes of eventually winning the hand of beautiful Barbara Champers-Haswell. Vernon has heard of a mysterious kingdom ruled by the priestess and he plans to help himself to the gold found there. Книга «The Yellow God: An Idol of Africa = Желтый бог: африканский идол: на англ.яз» автора Haggard H.R. оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 0.00 из 10.
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- ISBN (EAN): 978-5-521-07734-2
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- Год написания: 2019
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