She, H. Rider Haggard
She, H. Rider Haggard
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She
A History of Adventure

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Series: Ayesha #1

Narrator: B.J. Harrison

Unabridged: 11 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B.J. Harrison

Published: 01/01/2009


Synopsis

Legends tell of an ancient sorceress who has learned the secrets of immortality. She rules over a lost people deep in unexplored Africa. She can slay at a glance, and her beauty is so legendary that no man can look upon her and keep his own will. Leo Vincey learns of a quest that has haunted his family for generations. He is to go to find this all powerful woman, and discover the secret of eternal life

About H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was a popular English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, including King Solomon's Mines and She.


Reviews

احب حقا تلك الروايات العابرة للعقود بل للقرون والالفيات..قدتكون قيمتها الادبية متواضعة وشخصياتها مسطحة واحداثها ملفقة..و قد يتسرب بين السطور الحس الاستعماري المميز لللقرن 19 -.. ولكن يظل لها سحر من نوع خاص جدا..💬 فهذه الرواية اعجبت ابيك وجدك وجدك الأكبر ايضا..فتقراها متحفزا.. بالطبع لن تعجبني في عصر .......more

Goodreads review by Henry

"She- who -must -be -obeyed," sounds like a fun gal and for sure, gets her kicks in, kind of lethal though. Ayesha is a 2,000 year old woman and still looks marvelous for her age , lives in the middle of Africa during the 1800's , rules a remote tribe of hungry cannibals, people have strange taste.......more

There’s just so much going on in here; it’s like one massive explosion of Victorian anxieties. Indeed, this novel speaks volumes about the time in which it was written; it’s a late Victorian novel, and is deeply rooted in the genre of the Imperial Gothic. So, that means it was written when the empir......more

Goodreads review by Praveen

While I was still wondering, what to read next, suddenly like a great sword of flame, a beam from the setting sun pierced my bookshelf, and smote upon the row, wherein was laid "She", illuminating Ayesha's lovely form, made on the front cover, with unearthly splendor. I picked it up, kicked off the d......more