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Spirit of Bambatse

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