Allan and the Holy Flower: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Allan and the Holy Flower is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) (1856–1925).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Allan and the Holy Flower" by H. Rider Haggard is an adventure novel published in 1915. When Allan Quatermain brings an enormous rare orchid back from Africa, it sets off an extraordinary chain of events. A young Englishman loses his inheritance after accidentally paying a fortune for the flower at auction, then resolves to mount an expedition to find a living specimen in the African wilderness. The journey leads them through encounters with slave traders, warrior tribes, cannibals, and a giant gorilla.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Allan and the Holy Flower
- Author credits: Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) (1856–1925)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Hunting guides -- Fiction
- Plant collecting -- Africa -- Fiction
- Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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- Adventure
- Category: Adventure
- Category: Novels
- Movie Books
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