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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region.
A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
www.entrepotpublishing.com
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
H. Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines
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Before Indiana Jones ever cracked a whip, there was Allan Quatermain—big-game hunter, reluctant hero, and the original explorer of darkest Africa in search of lost kingdoms and forbidden treasure.
King Solomon’s Mines exploded onto the scene in 1885, igniting imaginations with its heady mix of danger, romance, ancient secrets, and thrilling adventure. It was one of the first English quest novels to plunge readers into the unknown heart of a continent—and it hasn’t stopped inspiring storytellers since.
H. Rider Haggard’s vivid, pulpy prose laid the foundations for everyone from Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. Lovecraft to Wilbur Smith, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg. Without Quatermain, there would be no Indiana Jones.
Join Keith as he dives into the daring world of King Solomon’s Mines, unpacks Haggard’s trailblazing legacy, and explores how one novel helped create an entire genre—and a new kind of hero.
Adventure begins here.
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