The King of the Mountains (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edmond François About
- First Published: 1856
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure romance
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Greece
- Principal Characters: Hermann Schultz, John Harris, Photini, Dmitri, Hadgi-Stavros, Mrs. Simons, Mary Ann
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Prisoners, Love or romance, Escapes, Nineteenth century, Outlaws, Greece or Greek people, Hostages or hostage taking, Botany or botanists
- Locales: Greece
The Story:
While the German botanist, Hermann Schultz, was lodging with a Greek family in Athens, he learned of a notorious Greek bandit so powerful that the government could not destroy his band and so cruel that he had decapitated two young girls he had been holding for ransom. Hadgi-Stavros, the King of the Mountains, was greatly feared, but he was also greatly admired by many of his countrymen. John Harris, an American who was Hermann’s fellow lodger, snorted in disgust as the landlord recited with admiration all the exploits of the bandit. Harris was so indignant he was...
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