Elissa


Read by Keith Salis

(4.7 stars; 18 reviews)

Anthropologists have studied the ruins of a great city and temple in Zimbabwe, and it has left them in wonder. The construction and markings are Phoenician, but how was it developed so far South of the Fertile Crescent? Who built it and why? How was it destroyed?

H Rider Haggard has elaborated on this in the novel, Elissa. It is the story of the love of Prince Aziel, an Israelite grandson of both Solomon the Wise and a daughter of Pharaoh, and Elissa of Zimboe, a priestess of Baal. They are faced with impossible relationship choices on which depend the lives of thousands, and even their own immortal souls. (Summary by Keith Salis) (5 hr 25 min)

Chapters

The Caravan 16:04 Read by Keith Salis
The Grove of Baaltis 23:34 Read by Keith Salis
Ithobal the King 19:14 Read by Keith Salis
The Dream of Issachar 22:18 Read by Keith Salis
The Palace of Sacrifice 16:46 Read by Keith Salis
The Hall of Audience 24:58 Read by Keith Salis
The Black Dwarf 17:38 Read by Keith Salis
Aziel Plights His Troth 24:30 Read by Keith Salis
Greeting to the Baaltis 20:35 Read by Keith Salis
The Embassy 20:36 Read by Keith Salis
Metem Sells Images 17:48 Read by Keith Salis
The Tryst 12:18 Read by Keith Salis
The Sacrilege of Aziel 21:13 Read by Keith Salis
The Martyrdom of Issachar 19:17 Read by Keith Salis
Elissa Takes Sanctuary 18:08 Read by Keith Salis
The Cage of Death 20:03 Read by Keith Salis
"There is Hope" 10:54 Read by Keith Salis

Reviews

The Doom of Zimbabwe


(4 stars)

Doom is a most appropriate description. Classic Haggard, though perhaps a little too tragic for me personally. Well-written; felt very biblical. And overall the reader was solid. 10/15/23