She is an 1886 fantasy adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard. It follows an expedition into Africa that encounters a lost civilization and the mysterious, long-lived queen Ayesha. It is worth listening to for its atmosphere of mystery and its influential blend of adventure and the supernatural.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
She by H. Rider Haggard First Published 1886.
IN EARTH AND SKIE AND SEA STRANGE THYNGS THER BE Doggerel couplet from the Sherd of Amenartas Contents INTRODUCTION I. MY VISITOR II. THE YEARS ROLL BY III. THE SHERD OF AMENARTAS IV. THE SQUALL V. THE HEAD OF THE ETHIOPIAN VI. AN EARLY CHRISTIAN CEREMONY VII. USTANE SINGS VIII. THE FEAST, AND AFTER! IX. A LITTLE FOOT X. SPECULATIONS XI. THE PLAIN OF KÔR XII. “SHE” XIII. AYESHA UNVEILS XIV. A SOUL IN HELL XV. AYESHA GIVES JUDGMENT XVI. THE TOMBS OF KÔR XVII. THE BALANCE TURNS
XVIII. “GO, WOMAN!” XIX. “GIVE ME A BLACK GOAT!” XX. TRIUMPH XXI. THE DEAD AND LIVING MEET XXII. JOB HAS A PRESENTIMENT XXIII. THE TEMPLE OF TRUTH XXIV. WALKING THE PLANK XXV. THE SPIRIT OF LIFE XXVI. WHAT WE SAW XXVII. WE LEAP XXVIII. OVER THE MOUNTAIN
I inscribe this history to ANDREW LANG in token of personal regard and of my sincere admiration for his learning and his works
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