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King Solomon's Mines
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Plot Summary of King Solomon's Mines
"Haggard's King Solomon's Mines is a tale of a journey into the deep part of Africa to find a brother, and look for a treasure along the way. The adventurers discover a missing prince, a witch woman, and diamonds."
Amanda Van Laarhoven, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - searching for treasure

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Black Africa

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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