The People of the Mist
- First published
- 1894
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The People of the Mist" by H. Rider Haggard is a lost race fantasy novel first published in 1894. Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer, ventures into the African wilderness seeking fortune to restore his family's lost estates. Alongside his Zulu companion and a rescued Englishwoman, he searches for a legendary civilization rumored to possess vast jewels. What they discover is a hidden race locked in deadly conflict between its king and priests of a monstrous crocodile god.
- Fantasy fiction
- Adventure stories
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #6769. The People of the Mist on Wikipedia.
