She

H. Rider Haggard was an English novelist and Victorian writer of African frontier adventure novels. He initiated many of the now common themes of the lost civilization and lost continent, including the ancient magic and curses, secret chambers and mysticism. Together with Arthur Conan Doyle, Haggard is considered as one of the founders of Lost World literary genre.

The novel called "She" described the expedition of white Englishmen in central Africa. Heroes fell into the mysterious land of Aeshi, who was the leader of the cannibals’ tribe. For two thousand years, she was waiting for the moment when she could, with the help of magic, resurrect her lover. She killed him in a reason of her jaundice. Travelers here awaited a special destiny ... In the novel, a fantastic element of constant fascination, an archaic cult of immortality and reincarnation played an important role.

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