Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition Portuguese possessions and shipping, and conduct illicit trading. Sir Walter Raleigh had enjoyed several years of high esteem from Queen Elizabeth I, which stemmed in part from his previous exploits at sea which included the famous Capture of the Madre de Deus. Soon after, however, Raleigh suffered a short imprisonment for secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, Elizabeth Throckmorton, and bearing her a child. In a bid to restore his influence with the Queen, Raleigh, having promised a "gold-rich empire more lucrative than Peru", had set up an expedition under John Whiddon to find the fabled city of gold
Elizabeth Cadell by "The Morning Call" who called it "formula fiction by a veteran author who specializes in love stories." "Library Journal" found the plot of "The Fledgling" to be "implausible, but absorbing and entertaining." "Library Journal" found "The Marrying Kind" (1980) to be a "witty tale" set in both England and Paris. "A Lion In the Way" (1982) is set in India and was recommended for most library collections by "Library Journal". "Library Journal" called "The Waiting Game" (1985) a "deftly plotted story of misdirected love and unrealized relationships." Elizabeth Cadell Elizabeth Violet Cadell (née Vandyke) (November 10, 1903 – October