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She
H. Rider Haggard
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Paperback. Ayesha is a 2,000-year-old queen who rules a fabled lost city. She has the occult wisdom of Isis, the eternal youth and beauty of Aphrodite, and the violent appetite of a lamia. This edition of the 1887 classic features an introductory essay by literary critic Regina Barreca. Editor(s): Karlin, Daniel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
'My empire is of the imagination.' These are the words of Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African tribe, whose dread title, 'She-who-must-be-obeyed', testifies to her undying beauty and magical powers; but they serve equally well to describe the hold of her author, Henry Rider Haggard, on generations of readers. Writing 'at white heat', and in the flush of success after the publication of King Solomon's Mines, Haggard drew again on his knowledge of Africa and of ancient legends, but also on something deeper and more disturbing. To the Englishmen who journey through shipwreck, fever, ... Read more
'My empire is of the imagination.' These are the words of Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African tribe, whose dread title, 'She-who-must-be-obeyed', testifies to her undying beauty and magical powers; but they serve equally well to describe the hold of her author, Henry Rider Haggard, on generations of readers. Writing 'at white heat', and in the flush of success after the publication of King Solomon's Mines, Haggard drew again on his knowledge of Africa and of ancient legends, but also on something deeper and more disturbing. To the Englishmen who journey through shipwreck, fever, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199536429
SKU
V9780199536429
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