Maiwa’s Revenge
First published 1888 Reading time about 2 hours
After a day’s worth of shooting at his estate, legendary hunter Allan Quatermain settles down, lights a pipe, and tells his companions of a journey he undertook in the wilds of Africa. On expedition, Quatermain, while searching for ivory, meets Maiwa, a runaway African princess who is intent on avenging her child. She also carries a desperate note from an old friend, once thought dead. Braving buffalo, rhinos, elephants, and rivaling tribes, Quatermain finds himself in the middle of a plot to wage war on the notorious African chief Wambe.
- Africa · Fiction
- Revenge · Fiction
- Hunting guides · Fiction
- Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character) · Fiction
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