'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, and cannibals to her hidden realm, 'She' is the goal of a quest bequeathed to them two thousand years before; to Haggard's readers, 'She' is the embodiment of one of the most potent and ambivalent figures of Western mythology, a female who is both monstrous and desirable - and, without question, deadlier than the male.
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199536429
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 225 g
Dimensions: 195 x 128 x 14 mm
I had to read this book for my university course and I am so glad that I did because I truly loved it. Captivating characters and lots of depth to the story too, this kept me up late quite a few nights in a row as I... More
The cd set was received in excellent condition and undamaged. Delivery was on time being on the date given. This is an excellent story well recorded and read. It comprises eleven discs with a running time of thirteen... More
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