The Ancient Allan
The Ancient Allan is a novel by H. Rider Haggard.[1]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Allan Quatermain |
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Longman, Green (US) |
Publication date | 1920 |
| Preceded by | She: A History of Adventure |
| Followed by | Allan and the Ice-gods |
Plot
Though The Ancient Allan features Haggard's recurring hero Allan Quatermain, most of the plot concerns one of his past lives. In the frame story, he and Lady Ragnall (introduced in The Ivory Child) inhale taduki, a fictional drug that induces visions of previous incarnations. Thus, Quartermain relives the experiences of ancient Egyptian aristocrat Shabaka (a descendant of the pharaoh of the same name)—alongside flashes of his earlier lives—and Ragnall those of Amada, an ancient priestess of Isis; several recurring characters of the Quartermain novels also appear under various guises.
References
- "The Ancient Allan (H. Rider Haggard)". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 May 1920. p. 29. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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