Allan and the Holy Flower

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Allan and the Holy Flower, by H. Rider Haggard This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Allan and the Holy Flower Author: H. Rider Haggard Release Date: March 23, 2009 [EBook #5174] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ALLAN AND THE HOLY FLOWER *** Produced by John Bickers, Dagny, and David Widger ALLAN AND THE HOLY FLOWER By H. Rider Haggard First Published 1915. Contents CHAPTER CHAPTER I XI CHAPTER CHAPTER II XII CHAPTER CHAPTER III XIII CHAPTER CHAPTER IV XIV CHAPTER CHAPTER V XV CHAPTER CHAPTER VI XVI CHAPTER CHAPTER VII XVII CHAPTER CHAPTER VIII XVIII CHAPTER CHAPTER IX XIX CHAPTER CHAPTER X XX CHAPTER I BROTHER JOHN I do not suppose that anyone who knows the name of Allan Quatermain would be likely to associate it with flowers, and especially with orchids. Yet as it happens it was once my lot to take part in an orchid hunt of so remarkable a character that I think its details should not be lost. At least I will set them down, and if in the after days anyone cares to publish them, well—he is at liberty to do so. It was in the year—oh!