# King Solomon’s Mines — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/dedication.md): Allan Quatermain dedicates his account of a remarkable adventure to all readers, both young and old, who enjoy tales of adventure.
- [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/author-s-note.md): H. Rider Haggard thanks his readers for the reception of the book over twelve years, expresses hope for a wider audience, and reflects on how the fictional King Solomon's Mines have been discovered in reality. He notes t
- [King Solomon's Mines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/king-solomon-s-mines.md): The novel begins with Allan Quatermain explaining his reasons for writing the narrative, recounting his meeting with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good aboard a ship, where they discuss the legend of King Solomon's Mines 
- [I Meet Sir Henry Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/i-i-meet-sir-henry-curtis.md): Allan Quatermain, a seasoned hunter and trader, begins his narrative by explaining his reasons for writing this history. He recounts his chance meeting with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good aboard the ship Dunkeld,
- [II: The Legend of Solomon’s Mines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/ii-the-legend-of-solomon-s-mines.md): Allan Quatermain recounts the legend of Solomon's Mines to Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good, explaining how he first heard of the fabled diamond mines from a hunter named Evans and later from the dying Portuguese explor

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- [III: Umbopa Enters Our Service](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/iii-umbopa-enters-our-service.md)
- [IV: An Elephant Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/iv-an-elephant-hunt.md)
- [Our March Into the Desert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/v-our-march-into-the-desert.md)
- [VI: Water! Water!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/vi-water-water.md)
- [VII: Solomon's Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/vii-solomon-s-road.md)
- [VIII: We Enter Kukuanaland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/viii-we-enter-kukuanaland.md)
- [IX: Twala the King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/ix-twala-the-king.md)
- [X: The Witch-Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/x-the-witch-hunt.md)
- [XI: We Give a Sign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xi-we-give-a-sign.md)
- [Before the Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xii-before-the-battle.md)
- [The Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xiii-the-attack.md)
- [XIV: The Last Stand of the Greys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xiv-the-last-stand-of-the-greys.md)
- [Good Falls Sick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xv-good-falls-sick.md)
- [XVI: The Place of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xvi-the-place-of-death.md)
- [XVII: Solomon’s Treasure Chamber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xvii-solomon-s-treasure-chamber.md)
- [XVIII: We Abandon Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xviii-we-abandon-hope.md)
- [XIX: Ignosi's Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xix-ignosi-s-farewell.md)
- [Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/xx-found.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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