About the book: 2018 / The life of the orphan Ernest is full of ups and downs. He loves life and moves forward. But the quicksand of dear England is replaced by the red sand of Isandlwana, tearing the heart to shreds. Two steps forward, one step back. What motivates him? Love or evil fate? He believes in his guiding star. But what is she like? The next volume of "Masters of Adventure" includes Henry Rider Haggard's novel "The Witch's Head", written immediately before the famous "King Solomon's Mines". Transitional stage from Dickens to Stevenson. A story with elements of mysticism, African exoticism and the writer’s deeply hidden personal drama, echoes of which run through all of his work. Published in Russian for the first time.