Benita, an African romance
"Benita, an African romance" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1906. When Benita Clifford travels to southern Africa to reunite with her father, she becomes entangled in a perilous hunt for lost Portuguese treasure hidden atop the mountain of Bambatse. Joined by her father's obsessive partner Jacob Meyer, who believes Benita possesses clairvoyant powers, the expedition descends into danger as Meyer's fixation grows increasingly unhinged, trapping them all in a supernatural adventure involving mesmerism, ancient spirits, and deadly obsession.
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