The Great White Queen - A Tale of Treasure and Treason

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Great White Queen, by William Le QueuxThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Great White QueenA Tale of Treasure and TreasonAuthor: William Le QueuxRelease Date: May 17, 2008 [EBook #25499]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN ***Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the booksmiths athttp://www.eBookForge.netTHE GREAT WHITE QUEEN Hurled headlong into the flaming mouth."Hurled headlong into the flaming mouth."—Page 179. THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN A TALE OF . .TREASURE ANDTREASON . . . BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX AUTHOR OF "ZORAIDA" "THE GREATWAR IN ENGLAND IN 1897" "A SECRETSERVICE" ETC. . . John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd.,P u b l i s h e r s,3, Pilgrim Street, London, E.C. CONTENTS.chap. pageI. —A Romance 1II. —Omar's Slave 8III. —Outward Bound 18IV. —A Strange Promise 25V. —The Giant's Finger 31VI. —The Royal Jujus 37VII. —Samory's Stronghold 45VIII. —The Secret of the Queen 52IX. —Condemned to the Torture 59X. —Zomara 65XI. —The Human Sacrifice 72XII. —In the Sacred Grove 81XIII. —The Way of the Thousand Steps 88XIV. —Foes 96XV. —A Natural Grave 102XVI. —Words of Fire 111XVII. —A Salute of Bullets 122XVIII. —The Mysterious Realm 131XIX. ...