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Looking for Lovedu : a journey through Africa in search of the legendary rainmaking queen

by Ann Jones

This travel narrative documents an expedition from Morocco to the southern tip of Africa to find Modjadji, the rainmaking queen of the Lovedu. The journey explores the history of the tribe that inspired H. Rider Haggard's novel She.

Accession 18700 ISBN 1841193429 Publisher Constable
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