<DIV><B>The first great "Lost World" action-adventure-a precursor to Indiana Jones</B><br><BR> H. Rider Haggard's <I>King Solomon's Mines</I> has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern Africa in search of a lost friend-and a lost treasure, the fabled mines of King Solomon. Led by the English adventurer and fortune hunter Allan Quartermain, they discover a frozen corpse, survive untold dangers in remote mountains and deserts, and encounter the merciless King Twala en route to the legendary hoard of diamonds.<BR><BR></DIV>