She (H. Rider Haggard)

This post is part of Commonplace Classics , wherein I read the books we all know and sometimes love. H. Rider Haggard's 1887 novel She is the tenth best-selling individual book of all time, outstripping modern blockbusters like The Da Vinci Code , The Bridges of Madison County , and all but one of the Harry Potter books. Popularity isn't the only domain in which She remains competitive: Haggard's…