The Annotated She: A Critical Edition of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian Romance

Haggard, H. Rider

ISBN 10: 0253320720 / ISBN 13: 9780253320728

Published by Indiana University Press, U.S.A., 1991

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NF / VG+. Numbering sequence denotes 1st Printing of the 1991 Indiana Visions Series 1st Edition, with introduction and notes by Norman Etherington. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound and free of other markings, blemishes and gutter creasing; A 1/4" soil dot at bottom of rear board the only discernible flaw, Cover is otherwise clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt stamped lettering and design. Dust Jacket is unclipped, with bump at bottom of backstrip and dried soil stain at bottom of rear panel corresponding to location of soil spot on rear board, with overall bold and bright DJ illustration and lettering. Please see Seller images). ISBN 0253320720. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Annotated She: A Critical Edition of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian Romance
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253320720
• ISBN 13: 9780253320728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus

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Synopsis

When it appeared in 1887, H. Rider Haggard's She caused a sensation and became one of the best-selling novels of the nineteenth century. The idea of a powerful woman endowed with immortal beauty and penetrating intellect ruling a savage people among the ruins of a vanished civilization in the heart of Africa captivated Victorian readers. Freud recommended the book to his patients. Jung equated its imaginative power with Dante's Inferno and Wagner's Ring. Continuing to fascinate later twentieth-century readers, the book has never been out of print and has won new audiences through numerous film versions.

This is the first annotated edition of She. Locating the novel within the context of late-Victorian fiction and British imperialism, Norman Etherington provides biographical information regarding Haggard and elucidates references in the text of this archaeological romance.