EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 19 MIN
Allan Quatermain Introduction
from The Rider Haggard Library · host Henry Rider Haggard
In which Allan Quatermain reflects with poignant sorrow upon the loss of his beloved son Harry and the heavy burden of grief that ensues, pondering deeply on the unchanging nature of man beneath the veneer of civilisation. As he paces his English home filled with trophies of a wild past, he finds his heart yearning to return once more to the untamed lands and the savage life he knows so well, seeking solace in the eternal and indifferent embrace of Nature.
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In which Allan Quatermain reflects with poignant sorrow upon the loss of his beloved son Harry and the heavy burden of grief that ensues, pondering deeply on the unchanging nature of man beneath the veneer of civilisation. As he paces his English home filled with trophies of a wild past, he finds his heart yearning to return once more to the untamed lands and the savage life he knows so well, seeking solace in the eternal and indifferent embrace of Nature.
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