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The old and the new magic (1906)

Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 368

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lled She, who mustbe obeyed. It was redolent of magic and mystery. The beau-tiful sorceress, She, a damsel of Greek descent, had lived forcenturies in the heart of Africa, ruling over generations of blacksubjects with an iron despotism, and subduing them by hernecromantic power. She was worshiped… … She. Fig. i. She. Fig. 2. explorer, who had succeeded in penetrating into her realm, theRosicrucian spell was broken, and the beautiful She shriveledup and expired in agony while attempting to bathe in the flamesof Kor. The scene, as depicted by the novelist, is very awe-inspiring. The book had a…

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