She A History of Adventure

A runaway bestseller on its publication in 1887, H. Rider Haggard'sSheis 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.Shehas bewitched readers from Freud and Jung to C. S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien; in her Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classicwhich includes period illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles H. M. KerrMargaret Atwood asserts that the awe-inspiring Ayesha, "She-who-must-be-obeyed," is "a permanent feature of the human imagination."

<b>Margaret Atwood</b> is the author of more than twenty-five books, including works of fiction, poetry, and essays. Her most recent novel is <i>The Blind Assassin</i>. She lives in Toronto.