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A classic Victorian adventure into the realm of the unknown

Armchair fiction presents extra-large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. A word about this edition of "She." This may well be the most generously illustrated edition of H. Rider Haggard's "She" ever published. There are literally dozens of original... Read Full Overview

All four classic novels of She-who must be obeyed-in two special volumes

H. Rider Haggard was an English author known for adventure novels set in exotic locations. Haggard is considered to be one of the first writers of the Lost World genre. Haggard's novel She: A History of Adventure is a first-person narrative of 2 men in a lost kingdom.

She , the classic novel by H. Rider Haggard originally published in 1887, is an epic adventure that follows the story of a brave and resourceful explorer, Leo Vincey, as he embarks on a quest to uncover the mysterious fate of his ancestor. His journey leads him to the lost kingdom... Read Full Overview

A runaway bestseller on its publication in 1887, H. Rider Haggard's She is a Victorian thrill ride of a novel, featuring a lost African kingdom ruled by a mysterious, implacable queen; ferocious wildlife and yawning abysses; and an eerie love story that spans two thousand years... Read Full Overview

Drawing on his knowledge of Africa and of ancient legends, adventure writer H. Rider Haggard weaves this disturbing tale of Ayesha, the mysterious and immortal white queen of a Central African tribe. She, or "She-who-must-be-obeyed," is the embodiment of the mythological female... Read Full Overview

First published in 1886-87, H. Rider Haggard's imperial romance follows its English heroes from the quiet rooms of Cambridge to the uncharted interior of Africa in search of a legendary lost city with an ageless white queen. The two men find their way to the ancient city of Kôr,... Read Full Overview

H. Rider Haggard's most popular novel. Originally serialized in The Graphic magazine between October 1886 and January 1887, it was published in book form in 1887. It was the first book in the "Ayesha" series, and was so popular that it spawned several books involving the same... Read Full Overview

"She" was first published in book form in 1887. The story is an enduring classic, more than a century old. It's a fantasy adventure packed with action, mystery, wonder, supernatural marvels and beauty, along with violence and darkness. While it bears some of the now-discredited... Read Full Overview

She (1887), an intoxicating mix of adventure, fantasy, and romance, is an underappreciated classic of English literature. Among his most successful works, She---which was inspired by Haggard's experience living in South Africa--helped the author establish his... Read Full Overview

Horace Holly, narrator of the novel, receives the visit of his colleague Vincey who, feeling his near end, tells him the extraordinary story of his lineage and gives him an iron trunk to give to his son, Leo Vincey, the day of his 25 years. Holly must also agree to become the... Read Full Overview

This book is intended for general; students in colleges of further education, teachers of children's literature, students on such courses, Victorian fiction studies.

When it appeared in 1887, H. Rider Haggard's She caused a sensation and became one of the best-selling novels of the nineteenth century. The idea of a powerful woman endowed with immortal beauty and penetrating intellect ruling a savage people among the ruins of a vanished... Read Full Overview

SHE by H Rider Haggard is a first-person story that follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost magical kingdom in Africa. There they encounter a strange race of natives and a mysterious queen named Ayesha who is the all-powerful "She", or "She-who-must-be-obeyed".Any... Read Full Overview

H. Rider Haggard's "She" was wildly popular when first published in England in 1887. The novel follows Leo Vancey and Horace Holly on an expedition to Africa as they encounter many serious and dangerous trials, including shipwreck, sickness, and hostile natives, before discovering... Read Full Overview