The Wolf Queen; or, The Giant Hermit of the Scioto by T. C. Harbaugh

"The Wolf Queen; or, The Giant Hermit of the Scioto" by T. C. Harbaugh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds during the early 1800s and centers around the adventures of Mayne Fairfax, a young hunter on a mission to rescue Eudora Morriston, who has been captured by the infamous Jim Girty. The narrative introduces readers to the enigmatic figure of the Wolf-Queen, a fearsome woman who commands a pack of wolves and embodies both beauty and madness. The beginning of the novel sets the stage dramatically as Mayne Fairfax paddles down the Scioto River, reflecting on the dangers of his quest while contemplating the legendary Wolf-Queen. He soon encounters this fearsome figure, described as a tall woman dressed in wild garments, who attacks him with a bow. Just as he is seemingly left for dead, he is saved by a backwoodsman named Bill Hewitt, who takes him to his cave for recovery. The initial chapters build tension through the introduction of various characters and establish a sense of impending conflict, highlighting themes of bravery, madness, and the collision of civilization with the wild as Fairfax prepares to confront Jim Girty and rescue Eudora. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924
Title The Wolf Queen; or, The Giant Hermit of the Scioto
Alternate Title The Wolf-Queen
Credits David Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at digital.lib.niu.edu/)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
Subject Dime novels
Category Text
eBook-No. 65667
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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