The Ivory Child

The Ivory ChildWhile in England visiting the castle of his dear friends, Lady and Lord Ragnall, Allan Quatermain is approached by two men seeking his help. Known for his hunting and exploration skills, the men ask Quatermain to kill an evil spirit that has been roaming their land. Trapped in the body of a massive elephant, the evil spirit has been on a rampage, killing any person in its sight. After he agrees to help hunt the creature, Quatermain journeys to Africa,

his struggle against temptation and sin and hope of final redemption

Eddison crafted an epic story of magic

while less sophisticated in terms of rhetoric and style

including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007)

The book consists of a series of interconnected case studies of movies

and Tito Davison

few nonspecialists are aware of this history

Often associated with the Hudson River Valley

materialism

this collection brings together for the first time literary studies of British colonies in nineteenth-century Australia

the book includes many intriguing stories translated into English for the first time

and life itself