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King Solomon's Mines

By: Henry Rider Haggard
Narrated by: Alan Munro
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First published in 1885, with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written". It became an immediate best seller. The genesis of the Lost World literary genre!

The search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers, led by Allan Quatermain, for a missing brother, lost while searching for the mythical mines of King Solomon. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa. The novel has been adapted to film at least six times. The first version premiered in 1937.

Public Domain (P)2015 Trout Lake Media Classics Adventure

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I've read this book many times but this is the first time I have listened to it and I will listen again and again.

Swash buckling brilliance

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Loved this story when I was at school, over 50 years ago. I have never reread it and it was wonderful to come back to it and find it has lost none of its magic.

Loved It

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What didn’t you like about Alan Munro’s performance?

The most stilted, unnatural narration I've ever endured. Almost like a machine. Utterly distracting and horrible. I will avoid anything narrated by this chap.

Baffling narration

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Great voice and memorable story. A nineteenth century Indiana Jones! Diamonds, gold and witchdoctors galore.

The great first adventure.

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I've read the book before, it's a great story. But I gave up about 8 minutes in, second chapter I think.
The narration
is uttterly staccato
he seems to
want to
take a pause
between every few words.
you could die of
boredom waiting for
him to finish a
sente

Oh and the reviews that mention the ridiculous production are dead right. The bass is so overdone that on different players [car and a usb speaker] the voice was virtually inaudible anyway, just a low rumble, I could only hear it when using earphones.

Impossible narration

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The bass on the narrator almost makes the speakers blow... Very dull and slow, returned after 1st chapter...

Yawn....

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Would you try another book written by Henry Rider Haggard or narrated by Alan Munro?

I have only recently tried audible books. The first two were Harry Potter 1&2. Both easy to hear. This one is too faint to be of any use

What will your next listen be?

Doubtful if I'll bother.

How could the performance have been better?

Better sound.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from King Solomon's Mines?

Not applicable.

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