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She

By H. Rider Haggard
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She by H. Rider Haggard is an adventure novel that follows the journey of two explorers, Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, to a lost kingdom in Africa. They encounter the powerful and enigmatic Ayesha, also known as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed," an immortal queen who possesses secrets of life and death. The narrative weaves together themes of power, obsession, and the supernatural in an exotic, mysterious setting.
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You might enjoy this adventure-filled classic if you are captivated by tales of exploration and mystery set in exotic locations, with a blend of romance and legends of immortality. This book offers a thrilling narrative journey into the heart of Africa, combining elements of fantasy and suspense.

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On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father's quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar.

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On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father's quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar. There, he is brought face to face with Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed: dictator, femme fatale, tyrant, and beauty. She has been waiting for centuries for the true descendant of Kallikrates, her murdered lover, to arrive, and arrive he does in an unexpected form.

Blending breathtaking adventure with a brooding sense of mystery and menace, She is a story of romance, exploration, discovery, and heroism that has lost none of its power to enthrall.

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She by H. Rider Haggard is often praised for its adventurous narrative and exploration of themes such as immortality and power. Sigmund Freud described it as a strange book replete with hidden meanings, indicating its psychological depth and rich symbolic layers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140437638

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 258g

Pages: 368

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Fiction General Fiction H. Rider Haggard Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) worked in South Africa during the time of Britian's war with the Zulus and the First Boer War. He turned these experiences into fiction on his return to England and achieved popular and critical acclaim with KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1885), ALLAN QUATERMAIN (1887) and SHE (1887). Patrick Brantlinger is Professor of English at Indiana University, Illinois. He has published work on British literature and imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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