![]() ![]() The stranger, now calling himself Mogor dell’Amore, meets with a master potion-maker named Mohini the Skeleton. Akbar reflects on the nature of his empire and his own self-identity. ![]() He is surrounded by concubines and wives but his favorite is Jodha, a fictional woman who he has dreamed into existence. He begins poisoning the captain with laudanum, eventually killing the man and taking the Queen’s diplomatic letter for himself and vanishing into the Indian port.Įmperor Akbar rules over the Mughal Empire. When he is discovered, the stranger, calling himself Uccello, spends several weeks entertaining the captain with his magic tricks and stories. He acquired the letter by stowing away on a Scottish ship. The stranger has tasked himself with delivering a letter to Akbar from Queen Elizabeth I of England. He journeys toward Sikri, the capital of the Mughal Empire, which is ruled by Akbar the Great. ![]() The Enchantress of Florence begins with a mysterious yellow-haired stranger traveling through India in the 16th century. This guide uses the 2009 print edition by Vintage.Ĭontent Warning: The source text contains references to sexual violence and death by suicide. ![]()
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