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Plant collecting -- Africa -- Fiction Books
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H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
Allan and the Holy Flower
"Allan and the Holy Flower" by H. Rider Haggard is an adventure novel published in 1915. When Allan Quatermain brings an enormous rare orchid back from Africa, it sets off an extraordinary chain of events. A young Englishman loses his inheritance after accidentally paying a fortune for the flower at auction, then resolves to mount an expedition to find a living specimen in the African wilderness. The journey leads them through encounters with slave traders, warrior tribes, cannibals, and a giant gorilla.
H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
Pyhä kukka: Allan Quatermainin jännittävä seikkailu Afrikassa
"Pyhä kukka: Allan Quatermainin jännittävä seikkailu Afrikassa" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1915. Allan Quatermain returns from Africa with an extraordinarily rare orchid, the largest ever discovered. When a wealthy young man accidentally pays a fortune for a similar flower and loses his inheritance, he proposes a daring expedition to find a living specimen in the African wilderness. Their quest leads them through encounters with slave traders, warrior tribes, cannibals, and a giant gorilla in search of the mysterious holy flower.
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