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LoC No.: 06014215
Title: At the Queen's Mercy
Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "At the Queen's Mercy" by Mabel Fuller Blodgett is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the African interior, the story follows John Dering and his companion Gaston Lestrade as they face dangerous adventures, including encounters with hostile tribes, while seeking a hidden city that holds wealth and possibly a captive woman named Astolba. The plot weaves themes of bravery, deception, and the struggles between civilization and savagery, highlighted by the alluring yet dangerous influence of the titular queen. The opening of the novel establishes a tense atmosphere as the main characters, Dering and Lestrade, find themselves stranded and beset by enemies in the wilderness after a failed trading expedition. They are quickly embroiled in a life-threatening situation as they assist a wounded man named Sagamoso, who divulges secrets of a hidden treasure and a woman captive. This man’s dying request spurs the adventurers into action, promising not just the thrill of discovery but the potential for great peril against the backdrop of a menacing jungle. The chapter sets the stage for an epic journey filled with danger and intrigue as they embark on a quest that turns out to be fraught with both moral dilemmas and the raw beauty of the untamed land. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Blodgett, Mabel Fuller, 1869-1959
Illustrator: Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910
EBook No.: 66602
Published: Oct 23, 2021
Downloads: 117
Language: English
Subject: Africa -- Fiction
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 06014215
Title: At the Queen's Mercy
Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "At the Queen's Mercy" by Mabel Fuller Blodgett is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the African interior, the story follows John Dering and his companion Gaston Lestrade as they face dangerous adventures, including encounters with hostile tribes, while seeking a hidden city that holds wealth and possibly a captive woman named Astolba. The plot weaves themes of bravery, deception, and the struggles between civilization and savagery, highlighted by the alluring yet dangerous influence of the titular queen. The opening of the novel establishes a tense atmosphere as the main characters, Dering and Lestrade, find themselves stranded and beset by enemies in the wilderness after a failed trading expedition. They are quickly embroiled in a life-threatening situation as they assist a wounded man named Sagamoso, who divulges secrets of a hidden treasure and a woman captive. This man’s dying request spurs the adventurers into action, promising not just the thrill of discovery but the potential for great peril against the backdrop of a menacing jungle. The chapter sets the stage for an epic journey filled with danger and intrigue as they embark on a quest that turns out to be fraught with both moral dilemmas and the raw beauty of the untamed land. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Blodgett, Mabel Fuller, 1869-1959
Illustrator: Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910
EBook No.: 66602
Published: Oct 23, 2021
Downloads: 117
Language: English
Subject: Africa -- Fiction
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.