Allan Quatermain is a fictional character, the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines and its various sequels and prequels. Allan Quatermain was also the title of an 1887 book in this sequence. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The protagonist is the central figure of a story, and is often referred to as a storys main character. ... H. Rider Haggard, author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (June 22, 1856 – May 14, 1925), born in Bradenham, Norfolk, England, was a Victorian writer of adventure novels set in locations considered exotic by readers in his native England. ... King Solomons Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, H. Rider Haggard. ... See also: 1886 in literature, other events of 1887, 1888 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Quatermain is an English big game hunter in Africa. While not precisely anti-colonial in his outlook, he appears to strongly favour native Africans having a say in how their affairs are run, a rather progressive outlook for a Victorian. Quatermain is a quintessential outdoorsman, who finds English cities and climate unbearable, and thus prefers to spend most of his time on the African continent. Quatermain frequently travels with his English companions Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good of the Royal Navy, his African friend Umslopogas, and his Hottentot servant Hans. He studied at Eton College in his youth. Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious independent school for boys. ...

About Quatermain's family, little is known. He was married twice, and widowed both times within a few days of marriage; the printing of some of the memoirs in the series is entrusted to Quatermain's son, Harry, whose own death is heavily mourned in the opening of the novel Allan Quatermain. Harry Quatermain had been a medical student who died of smallpox while working in a hospital. The possibility of other children has been speculated—for instance, the family trees of the "Wold Newton family" (see below) indicate that Quatermain had a daughter who married a relation of Sherlock Holmes—but canonically, Harry appears to have been an only child; after his death, his father laments that he is an old man "without a chick or child to comfort me." The Wold Newton family is a literary concept derived from a form of crossover fiction developed by the science fiction writer Philip José Farmer. ... Vasily Livanov as Holmes in the Russian adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. ...

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 novelists Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill in their series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which was adapted to film in 2003. The use of the character by other authors was allowed due to the character had being public domain , much like Sherlock Holmes. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ... The Wold Newton family is a literary concept derived from a form of crossover fiction developed by the science fiction writer Philip José Farmer. ... A graphic novel (GN) is a long-form comic book, usually with lengthy and complex storylines, and often aimed at more mature audiences. ... Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... Kevin ONeill can be Kevin ONeill, the comics illustrator Kevin ONeill, the basketball coach Kevin ONeil, the music drummer: see The Honeydrippers: Volume One. ... The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is two comic book limited series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

The character of Allan Quatermain has been portrayed in film and television by Richard Chamberlain, John Colicos, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, and Patrick Swayze. Stewart Granger also played Quatermain in the 1950 Hollywood film adaptation of King Solomon's Mine, which was directed by Compton Bennett. George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934 in Beverly Hills, California to parents Chuck and Elsa Chamberlain) is an American actor who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare. ... John Colicos (December 10, 1928 - March 6, 2000) was a Canadian born actor. ... Sean Connery as James Bond 007 in Goldfinger. ... Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (February 19, 1893 - August 6, 1964) was a British actor. ... Patrick Wayne Swayze, (born 18 August 1952), is a dancer, actor, singer and songwriter, memorable for his roles in the films Dirty Dancing (where he wrote and composed the hit song Shes Like the Wind) (1987), Road House (1989), Ghost (1990), Black Dog (1998), and Donnie Darko (2001). ... Stewart Granger (May 6, 1913 – August 16, 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. ...

Books

The books written by H. Rider Haggard relating to Allan Quatermain are:

1. King Solomon's Mines (1885)
2. Allan Quatermain (1887)
3. Allan's Wife (1887)
4. Maiwa's Revenge: or, The War of the Little Hand (1888)
5. Marie (1912)
6. Child of Storm (1913)
7. The Holy Flower (1915)
8. Finished (1917)
9. The Ivory Child (1916)
10. The Ancient Allan (1920)
11. She and Allan (1920)
12. Heu-heu: or The Monster (1924)
13. The Treasure of the Lake (1926)
14. Allan and the Ice-gods (1927)

References

• Allan Quatermain

External links

• Free eBook Allan Quatermain at Project Gutenberg