King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard, 262 pages

An amazing adventure set in Africa, against the backdrop of endless deserts and snowy mountains, King Solomon's Mines follows Allan Quartermain, in his quest to find his missing brother and unearth the fabled treasure of the biblical King's mines. Along the way, Allan and his companions are caught up in a tribal war and face fearful hardships, culminating in a final confrontation with the evil witch Gagool.
This is the September book for one of my book club. A fascinating read that I'd somehow never gotten around to reading before.