Hunting The Queen Of Melanesia

On This Day In History
1919: Post World War I peace conference begins in Paris

Quote Of The Day
"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd."
(Miguel de Cervantes)

To tantalise the kids about our current English text, I put this on display. Anyone want to hazard a guess about which book we are reading? It's by one of my favourite authors, and there is a clue in the title to this blip.

Another subtle hint.