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About She A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard

She — subtitled A History of Adventure — is a novel by H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925), first serialised in The Graphic magazine from October 1886 to January 1887. She is one of the classics of imaginative literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time, with over 83 million copies sold in 44 different languages as of 1965. She was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print. According to literary historian Andrew M. Stauffer, "She has always been Rider Haggard's most popular and influential novel, challenged only by King Solomon's Mines in this regard".

She A History of Adventure Premium Edition Illustrated H Rider Haggard Reed 9781532989698 Books

I had never heard of 'She' before Alan Moore used her as the primary villain in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Nemo spin-off. It turns out, however, that 'She' was one of the best selling novels of all time and when published sold even better than Rider Haggard's other well known novel, 'King Solomon's Mines'. Published in 1887 'She' uses the trope of the beautiful 'White Queen' ruling a tribe in Africa. Although this concept is pretty much unused today it was employed quite often at the turn of the twentieth century and on into the 40's and 50's. One could compare the concept to Tarzan who, after becoming become popular, practically became a brand new genre spawning countless imitators. The white queen isn't a savage like Tarzan but is a powerful Caucasian female who somehow rules BECAUSE of her whiteness. These white queens are more often than not villainous in nature. I won't try to psychoanalyze the popularity of the white African queen although it's also interesting that in Ayesha's tribe woman were revered up until they became old at which time they were put to death. One character relates how his beloved wife was put to death and his life improved afterwards. Hmmm.

I've long been fascinated by the immortal character but it's rare that a writer is able to create a character that truly feels immortal. DC comics has Vandal Savage and Alan Moore used not only Ayesha but also also Orlando. Each of these characters was born a normal human but by some mechanism attained immortality. Ayesha became immortal more than 2000 years prior. As brilliant a writer as Alan Moore is I never felt like he did any more than scratch the surface of immortality. Haggard, by contrast, really delves into the logistics of being immortal in a very thought provoking way. In a telling confession Ayesha admits that occasionally she is annoyed by her own presence and it never occurred to me that this is probably exactly what would happen after thousands of years trapped in your own thoughts.

'She' is a highly intelligent, well thought out story with a lot of unexpected twists. Ayesha, herself, is an incredibly powerful character and I mean that with the respect to the effect she'll have on the reader. One could believe that someone who has lived for more than two millennium would have acquired some powerful tricks and such is the case with Ayesha. Haggard doesn't dwell on her abilities but near the end of the book when she makes plans to leave her seclusion and rule the world the reader will believe it's no idle boast. Victorian age characters tend to be very flat and archetypal but Ayesha feels real. Having lived such a long life she has risen above normal ethics and even religion. The main character (Holly) attempts to have a religious discussion with Ayesha and although I suspect Haggard was sympathetic to the religious argument Ayesha ancient wisdom was such that Holly broke off the discussion on the premise that someone was going to lose the argument and it wasn't going to be Ayesha.

I can absolutely understand why 'She' was so popular when it was published. It is one of the best Victorian era books I have ever read. Haggard doesn't have the poetic writing skills of someone like Rudyard Kipling but he can write an incredibly compelling story and Ayesha is a character that is hard to forget. Upon seeing her inhuman beauty the two main characters are forever captivated and essentially trapped in a prison of desire. It's not even some base lust, it is love and 'She' is not such a terrible person. Her behavior could be viewed is unethical but one could certainly imagine that a person who has seen generation after generation pass before her would have less concern over individual lives since to her they simply pass like flames. If you've read Alan Moore's version of Ayesha who takes sadistic pleasure in breaking the necks of pigeons know that Haggard's she is nothing like that. Even if she has not the same concern for death she in no way desires to kill for the sake of killing. Even I found myself captivated by 'She' and sympathized with Leo and Holly's irresistible infatuation.

This is the first of four books featuring Ayesha which is surprising given the stories ending. I've already started the second book and intend to read them all. This is a much better book than I expected and I can imagine myself reading it again someday.

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  • Paperback 244 pages
  • Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 29, 2016)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10 1532989695

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