Download or read book When The World Shook (Annotated) written by Sir H Rider Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the World Shook is a novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard, published in 1919. It deals with the adventures of Bastin, Bickley, and Arbuthnot as they travel to the south sea island of Orofena. The story begins as the main character, Humphrey Arbuthnot a writer of adventure stories is married to his wife Natalie. Shortly thereafter, she claims that she is going to die soon even though she has been given a clean bill of health from their doctor, Bickley. Right as Natalie dies, she tells Arbuthnot that soon he will want to travel somewhere, and that is where the two shall meet again.