In the mold of the thrilling Allan Quatermain novels, this vintage 1910 tale of romance and adventure includes a ring given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon, a secret society tracing back to ancient Abyssinia, and, in deep Africa, a lost Jewish community at war with neighboring tribes.

H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was a British civil servant and novelist whose tales of mystery, romance, and rip-roaring adventure deeply influenced subsequent generations of writers.  Haggard is most famous as the author of the novelKing Solomons Mines, which was the inspiration for the character Indiana Jones in theRaiders of the Lost Ark movies.