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She
Henry Rider Haggard
Book Overview:
At 5 years old Leo Vincey is left in the care of a Cambridge professor by the name of Horace Holly. His father leaves him a strange casket which he is to open on his 25th Birthday. On opening the Casket Leo and Horace discover the strange history of Leo’s ancestors. Leo and his adoptive father Horace must travel all the way to Africa in order to uncover the solve his family’s strange history.
At 5 years old Leo Vincey is left in the care of a Cambridge professor by the name of Horace Holly. His father leaves him a strange casket which he is to open on his 25th Birthday. On opening the Casket Leo and Horace discover the strange history of Leo’s ancestors. Leo and his adoptive father Horace must travel all the way to Africa in order to uncover the solve his family’s strange history.
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Community Reviews
Eh this novel is a bit too... Victorian for its own good. It's basically a couple of white English guys go to Africa and say the most racist things they possibly can. Apart from the blatant and offensive racism, the story is enjoyable. This isn't a novel that takes itself seriously. It's a light, fu
"She" is a great book--bottom line. Initially, I was surprised to see that this book did not get more five star ratings. But then I can understand some people's frustration with it. Granted, it is slow/verbose at some parts (primarily the beginning in my opinion). But we must remember that this book
"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.
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
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
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..
- Well, having created my older-men-younger-women shelf...
- ... people thought you needed one called older-women-younger-men?
- Exactly. So of course I'm adding She.
- You mean Her?
- Look, which one of us is the grammarian?