# Allan Quatermain Stories — Character guide

> Key figures in Allan Quatermain Stories by H. Rider Haggard.

- [Allan Quatermain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): Allan Quatermain is the voice through which these stories reach us — a veteran hunter who has traded years of his life for a rough fortune in ivory and gold, and who now recounts his past to a visitor by the fire. He is 
- [Sir Henry Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/sir_henry_curtis.md): Sir Henry Curtis is a man of enormous physical presence and even larger generosity, the kind of host who fills his hall with guests and his lungs with laughter. He guards the secret of his African treasure with playful s
- [Mashune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/mashune.md): Mashune belongs to the small circle of African servants and hunters who accompany Quatermain through the wilderness, sharing its dangers and its strange encounters. His faithfulness stands in quiet contrast to the solita
- [Magepa the Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/magepa_the_buck.md): Magepa is a tall, elderly Zulu of gentle bearing and remarkable hands, a man who fought beside Quatermain at the Tugela and survived when three thousand of his regiment did not. Now living quietly with his wives and wido
- [Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/pharaoh.md): Pharaoh belongs to the small retinue of creatures and companions that share Quatermain's rough existence as an elephant-hunter, where the wilderness serves as both provider and threat. In a life measured by long absences
- [Macumazahn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/macumazahn.md): Macumazahn is not a separate person but the name by which Africans know Allan Quatermain, a mark of the respect and familiarity he has earned over years of hunting, trading, and fighting alongside Zulu warriors. When Mag
- [Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/lion.md): A majestic and dangerous lion encountered by Quatermain in a tale.
- [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/tom.md): A sailor and companion of Quatermain, known for his handiness with a handspike.
- [Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/hans.md): A Hottentot servant and tracker whose loyalty to Quatermain is matched only by his talent for comic misadventure in the field.
- [Allan Quatermain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/allan_quatermain.md): A veteran elephant-hunter and gold prospector who narrates his African adventures with hard-won wisdom and a dry, self-deprecating wit.
- [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/jim.md): A Zulu servant whose courage and devotion to Quatermain are tested when lions stalk the camp and terror stalks his imagination.
- [Captain Good](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/captain_good.md): A naval officer and trusted companion whose monocle, precise habits, and unflappable manner bring order to Quatermain's wildest expeditions.
- [Poor Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/poor_hans.md): A Hottentot servant who meets a tragic end during an adventure.
- [Gita](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/gita.md): A young Zulu woman involved in a romantic subplot.
- [Cetewayo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/cetewayo.md): A Zulu prince and later king, a historical figure encountered by Quatermain.
- [Master Harry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/master_harry.md): A young English boy under Quatermain's care during a journey.
- [The Zulu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/the_zulu.md): A representative of the Zulu people, often a warrior or servant.

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