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The People of the MistH. Rider Haggard

The People of the Mist

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Original author: H. Rider Haggard

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"The People of the Mist" by H. Rider Haggard is a lost race fantasy novel first published in 1894. Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer, ventures into the African wilderness seeking fortune to restore his family's lost estates. Alongside his Zulu companion and a rescued Englishwoman, he searches for a legendary civilization rumored to possess vast jewels. What they discover is a hidden race locked in deadly conflict between its king and priests of a monstrous crocodile god.

The People of the Mist, by H. Rider Haggard. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #6769.

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41 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter639 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Sins of the Father Are Visited on the Children3,511 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Swearing of the Oath3,176 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: After Seven Years2,128 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Last Vigil3,478 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Otter Gives Counsel2,642 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Tale of Soa2,844 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Leonard Swears on the Blood of Aca2,886 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Start3,308 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Yellow Devil’s Nest3,036 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Leonard Makes a Plan3,155 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: That Hero Otter3,325 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: A Choice Lot3,614 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: A Midnight Marriage3,777 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Vengeance3,269 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Disillusion4,519 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Misunderstandings3,512 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Death of Mavoom3,941 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Soa Shows Her Teeth3,847 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The End of the Journey3,360 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The Coming of Aca2,838 words
  1. 22.Chapter XXI: The Folly of Otter4,501 words
  2. 23.Chapter XXII: The Temple of Jâl3,776 words
  3. 24.Chapter XXIII: How Juanna Conquered Nam3,469 words
  4. 25.Chapter XXIV: Olfan Tells of the Rubies3,973 words
  5. 26.Chapter XXV: The Sacrifice After the New Order3,207 words
  6. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Last of the Settlement Men3,267 words
  7. 28.Chapter XXVII: Father and Daughter3,796 words
  8. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Juanna Prevaricates3,311 words
  9. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Trial of the Gods3,444 words
  10. 31.Chapter XXX: Francisco’s Expiation3,786 words
  11. 32.Chapter XXXI: The White Dawn3,506 words
  12. 33.Chapter XXXII: How Otter Fought the Water Dweller3,533 words
  13. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Trapped3,509 words
  14. 35.Chapter XXXIV: Nam’s Last Argument3,226 words
  15. 36.Chapter XXXV: Be Noble or Be Base3,837 words
  16. 37.Chapter XXXVI: How Otter Came Back3,259 words
  17. 38.Chapter XXXVII: “i Am Repaid, Queen”3,386 words
  18. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Triumph of Nam3,271 words
  19. 40.Chapter XXXIX: The Passing of the Bridge3,827 words
  20. 41.Chapter XL: Otter’s Farewell8,089 words