She and Allan by H. Rider Haggard

Name: She and Allan
Author: H. Rider Haggard

The novel revolves around the story of a young woman who returns to her homeland after being away for many years. She reunites with Allan, a man she had previously known and fallen in love with. However, their reunion is complicated by the fact that Allan has become engaged to another woman. As they spend more time together, the woman begins to rekindle her feelings for Allan, but he remains committed to his engagement. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and social class as the woman struggles to come to terms with her own emotions and the societal expectations placed upon her. Throughout the story, the woman's inner turmoil is contrasted with the external pressures she faces from those around her, including Allan's fiancée and his family. The novel ultimately builds towards a dramatic confrontation that forces the woman to make a difficult choice between her love for Allan and her sense of duty and responsibility.

By H. Rider Haggard · First published 1887 · Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction · 25 chapters · 137,332 words

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I believe it was the old Egyptians, a very wise people, probably indeed much wiser than we know, for in the leisure of their ample centuries they had time to think out things, who declared that each individual personality is made up of six or seven different elements, although the Bible only allows us three, namely, body, soul, and spirit. The body that the man or woman wore, if I understand their theory aright which perhaps I, an ignorant person, do not, was but a kind of sack or fleshly covering containing these different principles. Or mayhap it did not contain them all, but was simply a house as it were, in which they lived from time to time and seldom all together, although one or more of them was present continually, as though to keep the place warmed and aired.

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Work type: Novel
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Date: 1887 CE
Language: English
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery
Length: 137,332 words
Structure: 25 chapters, 2,044 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Adventure — The narrative is driven by exploration and thrilling quests in exotic locations.
Fantasy — The story incorporates supernatural elements and mystical experiences.
Historical Fiction — The setting and cultural references are rooted in a historical context.
Romance — There are underlying romantic subplots and character relationships.