She: A History of Adventure
She, subtitled A History of Adventure, is a novel by the English writer Sir H. Rider Haggard, published in book form in 1887 following serialisation in The Graphic magazine between October 1886 and January 1887. She was extraordinarily popular upon its release and has never been out of print.
Cover of the first edition (1887)
Title page of third edition
Rider Haggard after his return to England in 1881
Rider Haggard's recreation of the Sherd of Amenartas, now in the collection of the Norwich Castle Museum
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain stories, continue to be popular and influential.
Haggard, c. 1905
Portrait of H. Rider Haggard c. 1902
Blue plaque, 69 Gunterstone Road, London
H. Rider Haggard in later life (undated picture)