On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry's younger brother, who vanished while seeking King Solomon's legendary diamond mines in the African interior. By strange chance, Quatermain has a map to the mines, drawn in blood, and agrees to join the others on their perilous journey. The travellers face many dangers on their quest?the baking desert heat, the hostile lost tribe they discover and the evil "wise woman" who holds the secret of the diamond mines. King Solomon's Mines is a brilliant adventure that has gripped generations.