The Ivory Child
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | A. C. Michael |
| Language | English |
| Series | Allan Quatermain |
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Longmans Green (US) |
Publication date | 1916 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | The Treasure of the Lake |
| Followed by | Finished |
The Ivory Child is a novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain.[1]
Plot
While Quatermain visits Lord Randall, two foreigners come asking for Macumazana -- that is, asking for Allan Quatermain by the name he used among the Africans. The two visitors are Harut and Marut, priests and doctors of the White Kendah People and they have come to ask Allan Quatermain for his help. The White Kendah people are at war with the Black Kendah people who have an evil spirit for a god. And that spirit of the god resides in the largest elephant they have ever seen, an elephant that no man can kill -- save Allan Quatermain. And now our intrepid hero must return to Africa and destroy this evil spirit before it kills every one of the White Kendah People.
References
- ^ "FICTION OF THE DAY". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
- The Ivory Child by H. Rider Haggard at Project Gutenberg
The Ivory Child public domain audiobook at LibriVox
