Spirit of Bambatse
H. Rider Haggard
A romance, a shipwreck and a hunt for buried Portuguese treasure in the Transvaal. All the ingredients of an imperial adventure that made Haggard one of the best-selling authors of the early years of the twentieth century. Also published as Benita: An African Romance, The Spirit of Bambatse has been reprinted several times, notably as the 22nd volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy series in 1979. - Summary by Phil Benson (8 hr 10 min)
Chapters
| 00 - Author's note | 2:58 |
| 01 - Confidences | 22:52 |
| 02 - The end of the 'Zanzibar' | 20:02 |
| 03 - How Robert came ashore | 18:57 |
| 04 - Mr Clifford | 21:10 |
| 05 - Jacob Meyer | 21:03 |
| 06 - The gold coin | 18:36 |
| 07 - The messengers | 19:13 |
| 08 - Bambatse | 23:02 |
| 09 - The oath of Maduna | 20:46 |
| 10 - The mountain top | 19:30 |
| 11 - The sleepers in the cave | 20:06 |
| 12 - The beginning of the search | 19:19 |
| 13 - Benita plans escape | 19:38 |
| 14 - The flight | 18:50 |
| 15 - The chase | 18:12 |
| 16 - Back at Bambatse | 19:55 |
| 17 - The first experiment | 16:52 |
| 18 - The other Benita | 23:56 |
| 19 - The awaking | 18:31 |
| 20 - Jacob Meyer sees a spirit | 20:00 |
| 21 - The message from the dead | 21:24 |
| 22 - The voice of the living | 21:14 |
| 23 - Benita gives her answer | 19:06 |
| 24 - The true gold | 24:49 |