Excerpt from Bibliographical GhostsTymethes, lacking the sternly virtuous mold of his prototype, the young Hebrew, finds himself unable to resist the machinations of the Queen and willingly sub mits to the strict precautions she imposes upon him in order that they may meet in secrecy. She, on her part, takes every measure and risks all to gratify her desires and yet keep her victim in complete ignorance of the exalted personage with whom he is dealing. By the lavish use of gold she attempts to secure the confidence and secrecy of her trusted attendants.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.