"No Quarter!" by Captain Mayne Reid, is a historical fiction set during the English Civil War, highlighting themes of loyalty, power struggles, and kingship through characters like King Charles I and Queen Henrietta, alongside other historical figures. The story shows the tough relationships and arguments between different groups during that time, mainly dealing with the king's power against the rising importance of Parliament. It begins with Queen Henrietta pushing King Charles to ignore Parliament and take back total control, displaying her strong desire for power. Important talks happen between the king and queen, where she shows her dislike for Parliament and her extreme ideas about how to rule. Later, a fight between two horsemen, one supporting the king and the other Parliament, brings up ideas about honor, competition, and friendship as they deal with their different political views. The opening gets ready for a chaotic time in history, full of mystery and fighting beliefs.
No Quarter!
By Mayne Reid
Amidst a kingdom torn by civil unrest, a queen's ambition ignites a battle for absolute power.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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