Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 3 of 3 by Michael J. Quin
"Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 3 of 3" by Michael J. Quin is a historical romance novel written in the early 19th century. Set in Mughal India, it follows the gifted and conflicted Nourmahal, her noble husband Shere Afkun, the embattled Prince Chusero, and Emperor Jehangire amid court intrigue, siege, and spiritual crosscurrents. A hermit-sage and three European missionaries deepen the tale with religious dialogue, while a ruthless minister, Bochari, drives the
political machinations that endanger them all. The opening of the book finds Nourmahal returning from a ride to visit the hermit Zeinedeen, who warns that her parents, Kazim and Mangeli, are being drawn into imperial plans to seize Prince Chusero; she also meets three Christian missionaries who recount the life of the Messiah. As imperial forces near, Nourmahal rejoices at news of her parents’ approach but privately confesses to Afkun that, though faithful, her heart belongs to the sultan—crushing him. Jehangire, meanwhile, visits the hermit and attends a solemn Mass in a mountain cavern, then proposes conciliatory terms: Chusero’s submission and Afkun’s exchange of Cashmere for Bengal. During jubilant festivities prepared for Kazim’s arrival, Zeinedeen detects a ruse: assassins hidden in “gift” palanquins storm the ballroom, kill Afkun, and abduct the wounded prince; Kanun, the loyal maid who secretly loved Afkun, dies beside him. Guided by the hermit, Nourmahal and her parents escape through the chaos into the hills, where dawn breaks and the missionaries’ morning hymns offer a fragile sense of refuge. (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. 3 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. | 78143 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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