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Encyclopedia > Allan Quartermain

Allan Quatermain is a fictional character, the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines and its various sequels and prequels. Allan Quartermain was also the title of an 1887 book in this sequence.


In addition to Haggard's works, the character was placed by science fiction writer Philip José Farmer as a member of the "Wold Newton family". The character was also used by the graphic novelist Alan Moore in his series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which was adapted to film in 2003.


The character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television by Richard Chamberlain, John Colicos, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke and Patrick Swayze.


External links

  • Free eBook of Allan Quatermain (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/711) at Project Gutenberg





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Allan Quatermain (c.1815-c.1886), Adventurer (1138 words)
However, in the novel Allan and the editor both mention the year 1835 in relation to when he first met Retief, so apparently the expedition in question was in 1835.
Allan often didn't have much use for civlization, but he was an unquestioning supporter of the British Empire; Haggard and Kipling even colaborated on several books.
Allan was apparently modeled on assorted rugged Victorian adventurers in Africa such as Dr. Livingstone, and on Haggard himself.
Allan Quartermain (LXG Academy) (1275 words)
Allan Quatermain stopped by the dried, twisted hulk of what could be called a tree, his breath steady and flowing despite his dash.
Allan threw the rifle up in its path as it descended on him.
Allan craned his head back as snapping jaws edged ever closer, every once of strength used to keep the grappling lion at bay for each precious second.
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