Publisher's Synopsis
Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed is a novel written by H. Rider Haggard. The book tells the story of Ayesha, also known as She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed, a beautiful and powerful queen who has lived for centuries. The novel is set in the late 19th century and follows the journey of Leo Vincey, a young man who discovers that he is the reincarnation of Ayesha's lover from centuries ago. As Leo travels to Africa to meet Ayesha, he becomes enamored with her and is drawn into her world of magic and mystery. Ayesha reveals her past to Leo, including her quest for eternal life and her tragic love story with her former lover. However, as Leo becomes more involved with Ayesha, he realizes that her power and beauty come with a dark side, and he must make a difficult decision about his future.The novel explores themes of love, power, immortality, and the consequences of pursuing these desires. It is a classic adventure story with elements of fantasy and romance. Haggard's vivid descriptions of Africa and its people add to the richness of the story, creating a captivating and immersive reading experience. Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed is a timeless tale that continues to captivate readers today.1923. What was the greatest fault of Ayesha, She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed? Surely a vanity so colossal that, to take one out of many examples, it persuaded her that her mother died after looking upon her, fearing lest, should she live, she might give birth to another child who was less fair. At least, as her story shows, it was vanity, rather than love of the beauteous Greek, Kallikrates, that stained the hands of She with his innocent blood and, amongst other ills, brought upon her the fearful curse of deathlessness while still inhabiting a sphere where Death is lord of all. Thus it seemed that by denial she would have escaped the net of many woes in which she is still entangled and of Ayesha, Daughter of Wisdom yet Folly's Salve, there would have been no tale to tell and there would have been no lesson to be learned. But Vanity - or was it Fate? - led her down another road.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
