John Nicholson
2 libri letti per LibriVox
- Allan Quatermain EnglishYou get a rougher, sadder Allan Quatermain here, looking back on hunting trips, old companions, and the violence he can’t quite romanticize. Umslopogaas brings fierce energy to the journey, but the book’s real texture is Quatermain’s weary storytelling, so it suits you if you can accept Victorian adventure with a melancholy undertow.
- King Solomon’s Mines EnglishAllan Quatermain narrates like a modest old hunter who'd rather be home, which makes the desert crossing and Gagool the witch-finder land harder. Pure Victorian adventure, dated in places, but if you want maps, hidden kingdoms, and a treasure chamber, it still moves fast.