Project Gutenberg 2021-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 131 Blodgett, Mabel Fuller 1869 1959 Fuller, Mabel Louise Sandham, Henry 1842 1910 Sandham, H. (Henry) 06014215 At the Queen's Mercy 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.) "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 ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Africa -- Fiction Fantasy fiction Adventure stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 323387 2025-07-26T09:54:52.506986 text/html 301011 2024-10-18T16:49:49 text/html 1547726 2025-07-26T09:54:58.763917 application/epub+zip 1544454 2025-07-26T09:54:53.889960 application/epub+zip 208627 2025-07-26T09:54:53.187005 application/epub+zip 1618659 2025-07-26T09:55:02.455916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1588933 2025-07-26T09:54:58.140978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254333 2022-09-29T22:09:52.484814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276015 2025-07-26T09:54:51.866993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256103 2024-10-18T16:49:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17534 2025-07-26T09:55:02.622902 application/rdf+xml 17334 2025-07-26T09:54:53.299965 image/jpeg 2656 2025-07-26T09:54:53.242950 image/jpeg 1498978 2025-07-26T09:54:52.567968 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia