This is an auction for SHE by Sir Henry Rider Haggard.

From Wikipedia:

"SHE is a novel by H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925), first serialised from October 1886 to January 1887. SHE is one of the classics of imaginative literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time, with somewhere between 83 million and 100 million copies sold in 44 different languages as of 2013. SHE was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print. SHE has always been Rider Haggard's most popular and influential novel, challenged only by 'King Solomon's Mines'. 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 named 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 subgenre, which many later authors emulated. SHE is placed firmly in the imperialist literature of 19th-century England, and inspired by Rider Haggard's experiences of South Africa and British colonialism. The story expresses numerous racial and evolutionary conceptions of the late Victorians, especially notions of degeneration and racial decline prominent during the fin de siècle. The figure of SHE notably explored themes of female authority and feminine behaviour. It has received praise and criticism alike for its representation of womanhood... SHE is one of the foundational works of fantasy literature. It is marked by a strong element of "the marvelous" in the figure of Ayesha, a 2000-year-old sorceress, and the 'Spirit of the World', an undying fire that confers immortality..."

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Paperback 1995.

240 pages.

Good condition.

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