Author's note

The Spirit of Bambatse

by H. Rider HAGGARD (1856 - 1925)

A romance, a shipwreck and a hunt for buried Portuguese treasure in the Transvaal. All the ingredients of an imperial adventure that made Haggard one of the best-selling authors of the early years of the twentieth century. Also published as Benita: An African Romance, The Spirit of Bambatse has been reprinted several times, notably as the 22nd volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy series in 1979. - Summary by Phil Benson

Listen next episodes of The Spirit of Bambatse:
Back at Bambatse , Bambatse , Benita gives her answer , Benita plans escape , Confidences , How Robert came ashore , Jacob Meyer , Jacob Meyer sees a spirit , Mr Clifford , The awaking , The beginning of the search , The chase , The end of the 'Zanzibar' , The first experiment , The flight , The gold coin , The message from the dead , The messengers , The mountain top , The oath of Maduna , The other Benita , The sleepers in the cave , The true gold , The voice of the living