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She, a history of adventure, H. Rider Haggard

Label
She, a history of adventure, H. Rider Haggard
Language
eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
She
Medium
electronic resource
Responsibility statement
H. Rider Haggard
Series statement
She, bk. 1
Sub title
a history of adventure
Summary
Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo undertake a journey to the underbelly of Africa and discover a lost kingdom inhabited by a savage clan. They narrowly escape death and Holly is taken to meet the supernatural Queen, 'She' who must be obeyed who turns out to be half human and half mirage a scintillating contradiction in terms. Lethal and yet irresistible, a youthful beauty and yet thousands of years old
Target audience
adult
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not applicable
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