Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was the founder of the lost world genre and wrote many influential novels including the much-loved King Solomon's Mines. Over a hundred years after the books were first published, the terrifying tales of She who-must-be-obeyed, the eternally beautiful and fiercely cruel queen, continue to fascinate, and this new collection includes Ayesha: The Return of She, She and Allan and She. Ayesha, the white sorceress, has been known by many names: Isis Come to Earth, Wisdom's Daughter, and She who-must-be-obeyed. Arabian by birth, her natural beauty was the cause of many conflicts in her father's kingdom between would-be suitors. Seeking to protect herself, she swears an oath of celibacy to serve Isis the Goddess of the Spirit of Nature, and turn away from Aphrodite the Goddess of Love. However when Greek soldier of fortune Kallikrates comes to her for sanctuary, her resolve weakens. Kallikrates does not arrive alone - he is pursued by the Pharoah's daughter who is fiercely envious of Ayesha's beauty and vows to destroy her. 334 page paperback with biographical note.
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