02356cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000510011324500580016426400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850801000043952012910053953400450183065300230187565300360189865300360193485600430197099900170201357416UtSlPG20260610134325.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSpeight, T. W.q(Thomas Wilkinson),d1830-191512aA Minion of the Moon: A Romance of the King's Highway 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-06-29  aProduced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by
Google Books(the New York Public Library)  a"A Minion of the Moon: A Romance of the King's Highway" by T. W. Speight is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the North of England, particularly around the notable King's Highway, and involves themes of romance, adventure, and societal constraints of the time. The narrative introduces several key characters, most notably a cunning highwayman known as Captain Nightshade, a runaway couple, Captain Pascoe and Miss Dulcie Peyton, and a variety of intriguing supporting characters that enrich the drama of love and pursuit.  At the start of the novel, the focus is on the tumultuous escape of a young couple, Dulcie and Captain Pascoe, from the clutches of her tyrannical guardian, Sir Peter Warrendale. Their flight to Gretna Green is daringly aided by a masked highwayman, who, instead of robbing them, offers them assistance when their horse goes lame. This unexpected twist sets a thrilling tone, as the highwayman aims to help the lovers evade capture, all while intertwining fate and chance on the windswept roads under the moonlight. The opening sets the stage for an adventure filled with romance, intrigue, and the complexities of human relationships bound by societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEngland -- Fiction  aEnglish fiction -- 19th century  aBrigands and robbers -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57416  c98247d98247