Haggard, H. Rider
She (Mint Editions)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781513133812
- author:
- Haggard, H. Rider
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- West Margin Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 268
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
She (Mint Editions) In this 1887 classic, H. Rider Haggard weaves an intoxicating mix of adventure, fantasy, and romance that continues to enthrall readers today. Inspired by the author's own experiences in South Africa, She is a pioneering work of lost world fiction that helped establish Haggard as a leading writer of his generation. A young professor receives an unexpected opportunity from an older colleague: in exchange for knowledge about an ancient secret, he must agree to become the caretaker of a young boy in the event of his untimely death. Years later, they uncover a mysterious box containing the Sherd of Amenartas, leading them on a perilous journey to the heart of Africa, where they fall captive to a powerful and divine queen. Set against the backdrop of the reign of Queen Victoria, She is an epic tale that sheds light on how the intricacies of empire circulated in the popular imagination. This book invites you to enter a universe of high fantasy, full of wonder and discovery.
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