Maiwa's Revenge

Summary

Maiwa's Revenge, or The War of the Little Hand is a short novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard about the hunter Allan Quatermain. The story involves Quatermain going on a hunting expedition, then taking part in an attack on a native kraal to rescue a captured English hunter and avenge Maiwa, an African princess whose baby has been killed.[1] It is the third novel and sixth overall story in the Allan Quatermain series.

Maiwa's Revenge, or The War of the Little Hand
Illustration from, Chapter VII, by Thure de Thulstrup
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure novel
Publication date
1888
Preceded by"A Tale of Three Lions" 
Followed by"Hunter Quatermain's Story" 

References edit

  1. ^ "NEW BOOKS". Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853–1872). NSW: National Library of Australia. 27 September 1888. p. 23. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

External links edit

  • Maiwa's Revenge at Project Gutenberg
  •   Maiwa's Revenge public domain audiobook at LibriVox
  • Images and bibliographic information for various editions of Maiwa's Revenge at SouthAfricaBooks.com