< King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines/YMMV


King Solomon's Mines provides examples of:

  • Fair for Its Day: Early in King Solomon's Mines, Quatermain explains that he doesn't use the N-word because he's met more gentlemen in Africa than England, and more people deserving of the N-word in England than Africa.
    • On the other hand, the book also features an interracial romance between Captain Good and a native woman, which was quite cutting edge for its day. However the black woman dies in a heroic sacrifice. Afterwards Quatermain reflects this was for the best because Good couldn't spend the rest of his life in Africa, and the relationship would cause a scandal in England. Okay, he has a point -- the romance is doomed. But that doesn't mean her death is the best solution.
  • First Installment Wins

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