Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 1 of 3 by Michael J. Quin
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"Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 1 of 3" by Michael J. Quin is a romantic adventure novel written in the early 19th century. It blends pastoral love with frontier warfare and intrigue across the Himalayan borderlands, following the scholar-turned-goatherd Kazim Ayas and his devoted wife Mangeli as their quiet life is swept into the campaigns of the fallen chieftain Suleiman, his wily counsellor Baba Seirami, and the Mogul commander Mirtas. Themes of
loyalty, courage, and fate propel a tale of flight, rescue, and mounting rebellion. The opening of the romance moves from lyrical Himalayan landscapes into swift adventure: Kazim, searching a ravine for his falcon, stumbles on a hidden lake and a covert force led by Suleiman and Seirami, then is sent to meet the Mogul Khan Mirtas. After a tender domestic interlude with Mangeli, Kazim guides Mirtas—only for the meeting to explode into an ambush and a brutal battle that scatters Suleiman’s men. Wounded and hunted, Suleiman escapes, infiltrates Karaman in a dervish disguise, and engineers a daring night rescue of the condemned Seirami and Kazim by outwitting robbers and faking deaths in a fire, while Mirtas proclaims him slain. The fugitives find refuge with a migrating horde whose hospitality, revels, and warlike youth offer allies; plans and letters go out to rally support—just as an exhausted old man and his daughter arrive, and the section closes on Mangeli’s tearful reunion with Kazim. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Quin, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1796-1843 |
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| Title | Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 1 of 3 |
| Original Publication | London: Henry Colburn, 1838. |
| Credits | Richard Illner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Orient -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77851 |
| Release Date | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 249 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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