Project Gutenberg 2018-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 121 Speight, T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) 1830 1915 Speight, Thomas Wilkinson A Minion of the Moon: A Romance of the King's Highway Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books(the New York Public Library) "A Minion of the Moon: A Romance of the King's Highway" by T. W. Speight is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the North of England, particularly around the notable King's Highway, and involves themes of romance, adventure, and societal constraints of the time. The narrative introduces several key characters, most notably a cunning highwayman known as Captain Nightshade, a runaway couple, Captain Pascoe and Miss Dulcie Peyton, and a variety of intriguing supporting characters that enrich the drama of love and pursuit. At the start of the novel, the focus is on the tumultuous escape of a young couple, Dulcie and Captain Pascoe, from the clutches of her tyrannical guardian, Sir Peter Warrendale. Their flight to Gretna Green is daringly aided by a masked highwayman, who, instead of robbing them, offers them assistance when their horse goes lame. This unexpected twist sets a thrilling tone, as the highwayman aims to help the lovers evade capture, all while intertwining fate and chance on the windswept roads under the moonlight. The opening sets the stage for an adventure filled with romance, intrigue, and the complexities of human relationships bound by societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction English fiction -- 19th century Brigands and robbers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 486565 2025-07-23T04:28:53.460067 text/html 480658 2019-05-18T07:35:00 text/html 1531602 2025-07-23T04:29:00.212024 application/epub+zip 1541360 2025-07-23T04:28:55.039041 application/epub+zip 266438 2025-07-23T04:28:53.965072 application/epub+zip 627556 2025-07-23T04:29:03.775019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605127 2025-07-23T04:28:59.140015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327615 2022-08-25T18:38:32.505083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456420 2025-07-23T04:28:52.475055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456567 2019-05-18T07:35:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19098 2025-07-23T04:29:03.902977 application/rdf+xml 22046 2025-07-23T04:28:54.052032 image/jpeg 3675 2025-07-23T04:28:54.010039 image/jpeg 175831 2019-05-18T07:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1525782 2019-05-18T07:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1527666 2025-07-23T04:28:53.527077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog