Project Gutenberg 2001-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Fleming, May Agnes 1840 1880 Carleton, May Earlie, M. A. (May Agnes) Fleming, May A. (May Agnes) The Midnight Queen Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Midnight Queen" by May Agnes Fleming is a historical novel set during the late 17th century. The story unfolds in the plague-stricken city of London, where Death reigns amidst chaos and debauchery. The narrative follows Sir Norman Kingsley, who becomes entangled in the mysteries surrounding a masked sorceress, La Masque, and a beautiful young woman named Leoline, whom he encounters in extraordinary circumstances of life and death. The opening of the novel plunges the reader into a grim London ravaged by plague, where streets are lined with the dead and fear pervades the air. It introduces Sir Norman Kingsley, a courtly figure amidst the turmoil, who seeks out Ormiston, his gloomy friend, with whom he discusses the fierce allure of La Masque, a woman enigmatic to both. As they make their way through the tumultuous city, they stumble upon intriguing events involving a dead bride, who later reveals ties to Leoline, and ignites a passionate quest filled with danger and destiny. As the chapters unfold, Sir Norman's fascination with Leoline deepens, leading him down a dark and mysterious path intertwined with love, intrigue, and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Plague -- Fiction London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction Adventure stories PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 600426 600427 2024-10-02T05:27:53.387508 2023-10-02T05:20:51.280735 text/html text/html 626128 2021-01-27T11:43:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 204916 2021-01-27T11:43:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 282091 2024-10-02T05:28:02.989492 application/epub+zip 292783 2024-10-02T05:27:56.677526 application/epub+zip 280972 2024-10-02T05:27:55.319562 application/epub+zip 516329 2024-10-02T05:28:07.866482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482077 2024-10-02T05:28:02.142512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457502 2022-09-02T06:43:12.774592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507040 506987 2024-10-02T05:27:52.004520 2023-10-02T05:20:50.128716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 515779 2018-03-15T10:38:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 194789 2018-03-16T14:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 506869 2013-08-04T12:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193785 2013-08-04T12:27:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21977 2024-10-02T05:28:08.006441 application/rdf+xml 13697 2024-10-02T05:27:55.897550 image/jpeg 3472 2024-10-02T05:27:55.606496 image/jpeg 276291 2024-10-02T05:27:53.434542 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia