Set in the 17th century, Edward Popple and his 14-year-old daughter Rosamund leave behind the politics of the Society of Fellows for a sea voyage, "to collect rarities and find out wonders". After a mutiny, they end up on an island where they meet a young Chinese prince and his faithful eunuch.
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