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Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-ObeyedH. Rider Haggard

Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed

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Original author: H. Rider Haggard

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"Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed" by H. Rider Haggard is a fantasy novel published in 1923. The final book in the Ayesha series but chronologically the first, it reveals the origin story of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. Ayesha recounts her life from ancient Arabia through Egypt and beyond, where her extraordinary beauty and wisdom sparked wars and jealousy. Sworn to serve Isis, she faces betrayal, persecution, and temptation when a Greek soldier seeks sanctuary—ultimately leading her to Africa's hidden kingdom of Kor and the Flame of Eternal Life.

Wisdom's Daughter: The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-be-Obeyed, by H. Rider Haggard. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #59422.

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26 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter877 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Halls of Heaven3,470 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Noot the Prophet Comes to Ozal4,383 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Battle and the Flight3,647 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Kiss of Fate4,144 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Summons3,830 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Divination5,349 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Quelling of the Storm4,197 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The King of Sidon4,814 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Dagon Takes His Sacrifice4,044 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Vengeance of Beltis5,862 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Escape from Sidon4,348 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Sea Battle5,277 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIII: The Shame of Pharaoh6,062 words
  2. 15.Chapter XIV: The Beguiling of Bagoas5,167 words
  3. 16.Chapter XV: The Plot and the Voice4,458 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVI: The Feast of the King of Kings3,704 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVII: The Flight and the Summons5,103 words
  6. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Tale of Philo4,180 words
  7. 20.Chapter XIX: The Hermitage of Noot5,182 words
  8. 21.Chapter XX: The Coming of Kallikrates4,816 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXI: The Truth and the Temptation4,284 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXII: Beware!3,980 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Doom of the Fire3,896 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Counsel of Philo5,292 words
  13. 26.Chapter XXV: In Undying Loneliness3,944 words