"She" AP

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The 1886 novel "She", by H. Rider Haggard, contains AP-revert-to-death near the end. From Wikipedia:

A Cambridge professor, Horace Holly and his ward, Leo Vincey, travel to Africa, following instructions on a potsherd left to Leo by his biological father. They encounter a white queen, Ayesha, who has made herself immortal by bathing in a pillar of fire, the source of life itself. She becomes the prototypical all-powerful female figure. She is to be both desired and feared. She is a breathtakingly beautiful creature who will not hesitate to kill any one who displeases her or stands in her way. The travelers discover that Ayesha has been waiting for 2000 years for the reincarnation of her lover Kallikrates, whom she had slain in a fit of jealous rage. She believes that Vincey is the reincarnation of Kallikrates.

In the climax of the novel, Ayesha takes the two men to see the pillar of fire. She wants Leo to bathe in it as she did so that he can become immortal and remain with her forever. His doubts about its safety lead her to step into the flames once more. However, with this second immersion she reverts to her true age and immediately withers and dies.

Here's the entire novel:
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/40/79/frameset.html

In chapter 25 she describes her transformation, which appears to have given her supernatural powers, immortal youth and godlike beauty.

In chapter 26 the AP occurs.