She: A History of Adventure

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What was the condition of this so-called empire, and what the measure of the effective dignity of its emperor, are points rather difficult to determine... now, after the lapse of two centuries... it is legitimate to hope, it seems probable even, that in centuries to come a town will once more nestle beneath these grey and ancient ruins, trading in gold as did that of the Phoenicians, but peopled by men of the Anglo-Saxon race. [19] Llobera, Josep R. (1988). "The Dark Side of Modernity". Critique of Anthropology. 8 (2): 71–76. doi: 10.1177/0308275x8800800205. S2CID 145535415. But, there's also the cannibalistic tribe, the Amahagger, whose matriarchal stewardship and social engagement seem impressively egalitarian by the standards of today so must have raised eyebrows some 135 years ago when the book was published.

Little, Edmund (1984). The Fantasts: Studies in J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Peake, Nikolay Gogol, and Kenneth Grahame. London: Ashgate. pp.111–112. ISBN 978-0-86127-212-9. See also Trail, Nancy H. (1996). Possible Worlds of the Fantastic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp.4–6. ISBN 978-0-8020-0729-2. Tim McInnerny starred as Holly (renamed Ludwig Holly) with Mia Soteriou as Ayesha and Oliver Chris as Leo in a two-part adaptation on BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial, originally broadcast on 2 July and 9 July 2006. [112]Billali – an aged elder of one of the Amahagger tribes, who develops a paternal bond with Holly that proves instrumental in the escape from the Amahagger by both Holly and Leo. Gilbert, Sarah M (1983). "Rider Haggard's Heart of Darkness". In Slusser, G. E; Scholes, R (eds.). Coordinates: Placing science fiction and fantasy. USA: Southern Illinois University Press.

Swinfen, Ann (1984). In Defence of Fantasy: A Study of the Genre in English and American Literature since 1945. London. p.5. ISBN 978-0-7100-9525-1. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) In this work, Rider Haggard developed the conventions of the Lost World sub-genre, which many later authors emulated.

I must write to congratulate you upon a work which most certainly puts you at the head – a long away ahead—of all contemporary imaginative writers. If fiction is best cultivated in the field of pure invention then you are certainly the first of modern novelists.