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| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Ayesha Series |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Ward Lock |
Publication date | 1905 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1515054283 |
| Preceded by | Allan Quatermain |
Ayesha, the Return of She is a gothic-fantasy novel by the English Victorian author H. Rider Haggard, published in 1905 as a sequel to his 1887 novel She. Chronologically, it is the final novel of the Ayesha and Allan Quatermain series. It was serialised in issues 120 (December 1904) to 130 (October 1905) of the Windsor Magazine, where it was illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen.
In his introduction to the novel, Haggard links the name Ayesha to the Arabic name of Muhammad's third wife (عائشة, ʿĀʾisha), stating that it should be pronounced "Assha" (i.e. /ˈɑːʃə/ AH-shə),[1] although the pronunciation "A·ye·sha" (/ɑːˈjɛʃə/ ah-YESH-ə or /ɑːˈjiːʃə/ ah-YEE-shə) is more common.
Along with the other three novels in the series, Ayesha, the Return of She was adapted into the 1935 film She.
- ^ Haggard, H. Rider (1905). Ayesha: The Return of She. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. p. 7.