{"product_id":"ayesha-the-return-of-she-9780486236490","title":"Ayesha: The Return of \"She\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I die not. I shall come again  and shall once more be beautiful. I swear itit is true!\"  SHE Ayeshas strange last words before her apparent death in She (Dover 0-486-20643-2)  Haggards famous story of adventure  suspense  and the supernatural  come true. Guided by a vision  Leo Vincey  with his companion Holly  searches and finally finds his beloved. Ayesha: The Return of \"She\" concludes this incredible and thrilling drama of mystery  reincarnation  and immortal love. The English novelist Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) is one of the few popular writers who created their own mythological worlds. Ayesha  one of the great mythical creations of the late 19th century  continues to fascinate generations of readers. As Haggard writes  \"Who and what was Ayesha  naywhat is Ayesha? An incarnate essence  a materialized spirit of Nature  the unforeseeing  the lovely  the cruel  and the immortal; ensouled alone  redeemable only by Humanity and its piteous sacrifice?\" This book  which can be read by itself  continues to explore this mystery in a tale filled with exciting trials  ordeals  and exotic adventures in Asia. Haggard creates unique and memorable characters  Leo Vincey and Ludwig Horace Holly  both determined to find the object of their quest or die; the Khania Atene of Kaloon  obsessed with love for Leo  and perhaps a reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian princess  Amenartas; the Khan  her mad and insanely jealous husband  with his death-hounds; Simbri  an evil shaman  wizard  and magician; the Hesea of the House of Fire  the high priestess of a cult of Isia worshippers transplanted to Asia; and more. This edition also includes 47 bold and imaginative illustrations by the noted English illustrator and painter  Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931). Haggards novels have been called parables  asking \"What are science  learning  and consciousness of knowledge and power  in the face of Omnipotence?\" They have been called romance. And they have been called excitingly alive and imaginative by almost everyone from Robert Louis Stevenson to George Orwell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67614802706485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486236498","price":59.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486236490.jpg?v=1791186572","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ayesha-the-return-of-she-9780486236490","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}