H Rider: 383 books

I, Ignatio, the writer of this history, being now a man in my sixty–second year, was born in a village among the mountains that lie between the little towns of Pichaucalco and Tiapa. Of all that district my father was the hereditary /cacique/, and the Indians there loved him much. When I...

“It was a spring afternoon in the sixth year of the reign of King Henry VII of England.” Such is the deceptively quiet beginning of this breathless 1907 historical saga, which Alexandre Dumas, père would have envied. Follow young Peter Castell into the court of Queen Isabella, where cloak, dagger, swordplay, and intrigue await.

A cantankerous trio of friends sets off on a grand nautical adventure, determined to see the world and shake off the lingering effects of the tragedies and disappointments that each of them have experienced in recent years. But when their boat voyage is thrown off course, they stumble across the vestiges...

Before there was Indiana Jones, there was Allan Quatermain, swashbuckling his way through ancient kingdoms. This 1915 installment finds the hero of King Solomon’s Mines on a quest into the heart of Africa, battling gorillas, slave traders, and wizards in search of no ordinary orchid—and its mysterious, beautiful guardian.

A tale of an adventure to the South Sea island of Orofenia and the day an earthquake nearly destroyed the earth. Now I am going to be frank about myself, for without frankness what is the value of such a record as this? Then it becomes simply another convention, or rather conventional method...

Adventurer Allan Quatermain helps his Zulu friend Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his true love Mameena ("Child of Storm"). The mysterious Mameena, however, has other ideas-she wants to marry Allan Quatermain...

Allan Quatermain, the hero of King Solomon's mines, tells the story of his first wife, Marie Marais, and the adventures that led to her tragic demise.

Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. These three novels-Marie, Child of Storm, and Finished-form...

This story is filled with adventure and humor. Allan Quatermain receives a sample of the huge orchid, the largest ever found. In England, he meets Mr. Somers, an avid orchid collector who is willing to fund an expedition to find the plant. This is the story of this expedition.

Somewhere in Central America exists a forgotten Mayan citadel, filled with gold and jewels—and its living inhabitants. An English adventurer can’t resist the lure of lost treasure any more than the wiles of a beautiful princess in this thumping good 1895 tale.