A Role of Knowledge

The knowledge we have of the surrounding world obviously plays  a huge roll in the way we interact with the world.  In They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer, the author has some interesting observations about the way the German’s acted with what they knew.  The Germans had experienced destitution, they had memories of…

King Solomon’s Mines: Commentary List

This post is a categorical Table of Contents for posts relating to the book King Solomon’s Mines by Henry Rider Haggard.  An original book review exists as well as a list of all notable & quotable quotes. This book is avaible for free download from Amazon at the time of this writing; but can also…

The Environmental side of Allan Quatermain

Thought by Allan Quatermain in King Solomon’s Mines by Henry Rider Haggard At last, one beautiful evening in January, which is our hottest month, we steamed past the coast of Natal, expecting to make Durban Point by sunset. It is a lovely coast all along from East London, with its red sandhills and wide sweeps…

Quotable Quotes: King Solomon’s Mines

Below are three quotes I pulled out of King Solomon’s Mines that were deemed worth remembering.  The first because of the idea of Man’s addition to the earth’s natural beauty; the second for its mention of how every man has a legacy whether in nature, or in others; and the last because of its notion…