With She, H. Rider Haggard polished the literary "lost world" odyssey. Coming upon an underground civilization more ancient than the world of pharaohs, a group of adventurers catch the attention of Ayesha, the sorceress queen.
- Haggard's first Ayesha story, set in 1881. One sequel and two prequels also feature Ayesha, or She.
- First published as "She": A History of Adventure, a 15-part serial in The Graphic (Serializations, below) and Harper's Weekly from October 1886 to January 1887. Both original serials were illustrated by E. K. Johnson. --VisualHaggard.org
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"Harper's Franklin Square Library, New York, published the first US edition on 24 December 1886, which featured 14 full-page illustrations by Johnson."
--VisualHaggard.org
That 1886 US edition Franklin Square Library #558 actually contains an abridgment, according to the Clute encyclopedias, so it is not listed below.
Open questions include whether Harper's Weekly abridged the novel and whether Franklin Square #558 contained illustrations by Johnson.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 |
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She: A History of Adventure | Longmans, Green and Co. | Novel | |
| 1887 | She: A History of Adventure | F. F. Lovell | Novel | ||
| 1890 | She | Longmans, Green and Co. | Novel | ||
| 1926 | She: A History of Adventure | Grosset & Dunlap | Novel | ||
| 1928 |
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The Works of H. Rider Haggard | Walter J. Black, Inc. | Omnibus | |2 |
| 1928 | The Favorite Novels of H. Rider Haggard | Blue Ribbon Books | Omnibus | |2 | |
| 1944 |
|
She | Books, Inc. | Novel | |
| 1945 |
|
She | Editions for the Armed Services | Novel | |
| December 1948 | She: A History of Adventure | Macdonald | Novel | 31 | |
| 1949 |
|
She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | |
| 1951 | Five Adventure Novels | Dover Publications | Omnibus | ||
| June 1953 | She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | ||
| 1957 | King Solomon's Mines & She | Modern Library | Omnibus | ||
| 1957 | She: A History of Adventure | Collins | Novel | ||
| 1957 |
|
She; and, King Solomon's Mines | Modern Library | Omnibus | |
| 1960 | Three Adventure Novels of H. Rider Haggard | Dover Publications | Omnibus | ||
| 1961 |
|
She | Lancer Books | Novel | 5 |
| 1961 |
|
She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | |
| 1965 |
|
She | Lancer Books | Novel | |
| 1965 | She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | ||
| 1965 |
|
She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | |
| 1966 |
|
She | Lancer Focus | Novel | 11 |
| 1966 |
|
She | Pyramid Books | Novel | |
| 1967 |
|
She | Airmont Books | Novel | |
| 1968 | She | Hodder & Stoughton | Novel | ||
| 1971 |
|
She | Hodder Paperbacks | Novel | 5 |
| 1972 |
|
She & The Return of She | Lancer Books | Omnibus | |
| August 1978 |
|
She: A History of Adventure | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| 1979 |
|
King Solomon's Mines / She / Allan Quatermain | Octopus Books | Omnibus | 187 |
| November 1979 |
|
She | Airmont Books | Novel | 11 |
| 1980 |
|
She | Coronet | Novel | |
| November 1981 |
|
She | Dragon's Dream / Quick Fox | Novel | |
| July 1987 |
|
Collected Novels | Castle Books | Omnibus | 139 |
| May 1989 | She | Magnet | Novel | ||
| February 1991 |
|
She | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| August 1991 | The Annotated She | Indiana University Press | Novel | ||
| 1992 |
|
She | The Easton Press | Novel | |
| August 1994 |
|
She | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| August 1994 | She | Signet Classic / New American Library | Novel | ||
| January 1995 |
|
She | Wordsworth Editions | Novel | |
| October 1996 |
|
The Complete Novels: She, King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain | Gramercy Books | Omnibus | |
| 1998 |
|
She | Oxford University Press | Novel | 1 |
| September 1998 |
|
She | Pulp Fictions | Novel | |
| 1999 |
|
She | Regnery | Novel | |
| 2001 |
|
She: A History of Adventure | Penguin Books | Novel | |1 |
| February 2002 |
|
She | Modern Library | Novel | |3 |
| April 2006 | She | Project Gutenberg | Novel | ||
| June 2007 |
|
She | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| September 2007 |
|
She | Wildside Press | Novel | |
| September 2007 |
|
She | Wildside Press | Novel | |
| February 2008 |
|
She | LibriVox | Novel | |
| May 2008 |
|
She | Penguin Books | Novel | |
| June 2008 |
|
She | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| August 2008 |
|
She | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| April 2011 |
|
She: A History of Adventure | CreateSpace | Novel | |
| November 2011 |
|
She | Modern Library | Novel | |
| July 2012 |
|
She | HarperPerennial Classics | Novel | |
| April 2013 |
|
She | HarperPerennial Classics | Novel | |
| May 2013 |
|
She | Hesperus Press | Novel | |
| July 2013 |
|
She: A History of Adventure | Heraklion Press | Novel | |
| October 2013 |
|
She | Point Blank Classics | Novel | |
| March 2014 |
|
She | Flame Tree 451 | Novel | |
| March 2014 |
|
She | Open Road Integrated Media | Novel | |
| December 2014 |
|
She | Ulverscroft Large Print Books | Novel | |
| December 2014 |
|
She | Some Good Press | Novel | |
| April 2016 |
|
She | Trout Lake Media | Novel | |
| April 2016 |
|
Ultimate Collection | e-artnow | Omnibus | |17 |
| December 2016 |
|
She | Armchair Fiction | Novel | |
| August 2018 |
|
Lost Worlds: The Ultimate Anthology: 40 Classic Tales | ROH Press | Omnibus | |1 |
| December 2018 |
|
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | Musaicum Books / OK Publishing | Omnibus | |38 |
| December 2018 |
|
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales | Musaicum Books | Omnibus | |38 |
| September 2023 |
|
She | CSRC Storytelling | Novel |