{"product_id":"the-queen-of-the-unknown-m-smouch-9798258622860","title":"The Queen of the Unknown","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moonlit river. A woman in white, playing the harp from a drifting boat. A hidden cave, a whispered legend, and a queen who seems to belong to no ordinary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e, Emília Freitas blends Gothic mystery, romantic obsession, social critique, and visionary fantasy into a singular novel of secret identities and hidden power. When the young lawyer Edmundo becomes fascinated by the enigmatic woman known as \"the Ill-Fated One,\" his curiosity draws him into a labyrinth of illusions, coded messages, disguises, and revelations. Beneath the novel's haunting atmosphere lies something even more daring: a female-led utopian order devoted to justice, mercy, and resistance against cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns lyrical, uncanny, political, and philosophical, this pioneering Brazilian classic offers readers a rare literary experience-part mystery, part feminist fantasy, part spiritual allegory. This edition presents the complete English translation, inviting modern readers to rediscover one of the most original works of nineteenth-century Brazilian literature. The novel was published in 1899 and is widely regarded as a pioneering Brazilian fantasy\/speculative work centered on a women-led utopian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Smouch,Emília Freitas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258622860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"M. Smouch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852880687359,"sku":"9798258622860","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queen-of-the-unknown-m-smouch-9798258622860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}