First published in 1889, &quot;Allan&#39;s Wife&quot; is the third novel Henry Rider Haggard&#39;s celebrated <i>Allan Quatermain series</i>, one of the 14 books that Haggard wrote depicting the adventures of Quatermain, great English hunter in the wilds of mysterious Africa.&nbsp;<br /><br />This book tells more stories of Quartermain&#39;s time in South Africa--presenting his observations about two duelling witch doctors, his father&#39;s death, and, eventually, the fate of his wife, Stella.