Marquis Xavier de Montepin was a 19th-century French writer, the author of more than a hundred novels. He was once popular with readers in Russia who love adventurous novels with incredible adventures, astonishing intrigues, catastrophes, and melodrama. All of this is present in the novel “The Revenge of Princess Jella.”
An extraordinary romantic adventure awaits the young Englishman George Malcolm in India. In a mysterious way, he finds himself in the palace chambers of the woman who hides her face behind a mask—Princess Jella. Who is she? A beautiful seductress luring young men into her nets, or the leader of rebels fighting for the liberation of the country?
Will Malcolm be able to break free from the sweet captivity and forget the caresses of the Eastern beauty? Will Princess Jella find the strength to part with her beloved? Or are their fates destined to join?
The answer you’ll find by reading this captivating colonial novel, full of Eastern tenderness, incredible adventures, and wild passions.