King Solomon's Mines

<p><i>King Solomon’s Mines</i> was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.</p> <p><a href=" wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match <a href=" Louis Stevenson’s</a> <a href=" Island</i></a>. In the process he created a new literary genre known as the “Lost World” genre, which would later influence other writers like <a href=" Conan Doyle</a> and <a href=" P.</abbr> Lovecraft</a>.</p> <p>The b…