Elissa: The Doom of Zimbabwe - Paperback

Excerpt: ...whose blood is the most royal in the whole world, without the consent of the great king of Israel, his grandfather, should wed the daughter of a Phoenician officer, however beautiful and loving she may be. Also I love yonder city, which I have known for forty years, and would not see it plunged in a bloody war and perhaps destroyed because a certain man desires to call a certain girl his sweetheart. And now if I succeed in this, what will you give me?" Ithobal named a great sum. "King," replied Metem, "you must double it, for that amount you speak of I shall be forced to spend in bribes. More; you must give me the gold now, before I leave your camp, or I will do nothing." "That you may steal it

• | Author: H. Rider Haggard
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jan 06, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 122 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1481925024
• | ISBN-13: 9781481925020