The queen of the isle : A novel

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The queen of the isle : A novel

by May Agnes Fleming

EN·~10 hours·1 chapter

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1 total

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10:36:11

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A windswept Atlantic isle, half forest and half cliff, has been the ancestral home of the Campbell family for generations. Their lineage—born of a daring pirate’s audacity and a captive’s tragic beauty—has become legend, as fierce in love as in vengeance. The island’s stark silence is broken only by the roar of surf and the occasional roar of a hunting party, hinting at the restless spirit that still prowls its crags.

Within the stone walls of Campbell’s Lodge, the current heir grapples with the weight of that heritage: pride, poverty, and a reputation for swift retribution. As new visitors arrive and old rivalries stir, the atmosphere thickens with whispers of curses, secret desires, and the promise of a romance that could either heal or shatter the fragile peace of the isle. The stage is set for a tale where duty and passion clash against a backdrop of storm‑tossed seas and lingering family myth.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (610K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York: G. W. Dillingham, Publisher, 1886.

Credits

Al Haines

Release date

2024-02-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

May Agnes Fleming

May Agnes Fleming

1840–1880

A bestselling 19th-century novelist from New Brunswick, she turned romance, mystery, and melodrama into page-turners that reached a huge popular audience. Her fast-moving serial fiction helped make her one of the first Canadian writers to build a major commercial career in popular literature.

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