She: A History of Adventure

by H. Rider Haggard · first published 1887

She: A History of Adventure is a Gothic novel by the English writer H. Rider Haggard, published in book form in 1887 following serialisation in The Graphic magazine between October 1886 and January 1887. She was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print. The story is a first-person narrative which follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. They encounter a native people led by a mysterious white queen named Ayesha (pronounced “Assha”) who reigns as the all-powerful Hiya — in English, She-who-must-be-obeyed, or She.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Gothic fiction, Lost world fiction

Original language:

British English

Year page:

1887