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The story follows Odysseus on a second return voyage that brings him to a mysteriously silent isle and into the orbit of an alluring, many‑faced woman whose uncanny powers unsettle courts and prophets in an Egyptian milieu. Structured in three parts, the narrative interweaves sea‑voyage adventure, prophetic visions, sorcery, resurrections, and epic combat, tracing rivalries between rulers and the spiritual consequences of obsessive beauty. The authors blend classical legend with northern and eastern fable, alternating intimate encounters and psychological motives with large mythic set pieces to examine desire, destiny, and the persistence of ancient belief.

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Title: The World's Desire

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Andrew Lang

Release date: April 4, 2006 [eBook #2763]
Most recently updated: April 25, 2021

Language: English

Credits: John Bickers, Dagny, Emma Dudding and David Widger

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The World’s Desire

by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang


Contents

PREFACE

BOOK I.
CHAPTER I. THE SILENT ISLE
CHAPTER II. THE VISION OF THE WORLD’S DESIRE
CHAPTER III. THE SLAYING OF THE SIDONIANS
CHAPTER IV. THE BLOOD-RED SEA
CHAPTER V. MERIAMUN THE QUEEN
CHAPTER VI. THE STORY OF MERIAMUN
CHAPTER VII. THE QUEEN’S VISION
CHAPTER VIII. THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU

BOOK II.
CHAPTER I. THE PROPHETS OF THE APURA
CHAPTER II. THE NIGHT OF DREAD
CHAPTER III. THE BATHS OF BRONZE
CHAPTER IV. THE QUEEN’S CHAMBER
CHAPTER V. THE CHAPEL PERILOUS
CHAPTER VI. THE WARDENS OF THE GATE
CHAPTER VII. THE SHADOW IN THE SUNLIGHT
CHAPTER VIII. THE LOOSING OF THE SPIRIT OF REI
CHAPTER IX. THE WAKING OF THE SLEEPER
CHAPTER X. THE OATH OF THE WANDERER
CHAPTER XI. THE WAKING OF THE WANDERER

BOOK III.
CHAPTER I. THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI
CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF PHARAOH
CHAPTER III. THE BED OF TORMENT
CHAPTER IV. PHARAOH’S DREAM
CHAPTER V. THE VOICE OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER VI. THE BURNING OF THE SHRINE
CHAPTER VII. THE LAST FIGHT OF ODYSSEUS, LAERTES’ SON
CHAPTER VIII. “TILL ODYSSEUS COMES!”