Extraordinarily popular upon its release, She - A History of Adventure has never been out of print. According to the literary historian Andrew M. Stauffer, " She has always been Rider Haggard's most popular and influential novel, challenged only by King Solomon's Mines in this regard." The story is a first-person narrative that follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. There, they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen, Ayesha, ...
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Extraordinarily popular upon its release, She - A History of Adventure has never been out of print. According to the literary historian Andrew M. Stauffer, " She has always been Rider Haggard's most popular and influential novel, challenged only by King Solomon's Mines in this regard." The story is a first-person narrative that follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. There, they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen, Ayesha, who reigns as the all-powerful 'She, ' or "She-who-must-be-obeyed." In this work, Rider Haggard developed the conventions of the Lost World sub-genre, which many later authors emulated.
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Add this copy of She: a History of Adventure to cart. $23.00, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of She: a History of Adventure to cart. $51.06, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
