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The Iron Shroud; or, Italian Revenge.
An Italian prisoner is made to undergo the evilly ingenious torture of imprisonment in an iron room which slowly contracts over several days until he is crushed by the walls of his prison. His thoughts and desperation are described as he realizes his…
The Irish Assassin, or the misfortunes of the Family of O'Donnel.
A tale of love, tragedy, and despair in Ireland. The son of a lord falls in love with the daughter of a poor ex-soldier. He marries her in secret because he knows his father will never approve of the match. While he is away in Dublin, the corrupt…
The Hunting of Chevy-Chase, A bloody battle fought by Earls Douglas and Percy. Where above fourteen hundred Scotsmen, and near two thousand Englishmen, were slain in one day.
A popular ballad describing the battle of Chevy-Chase which resulted from the Earl Percy deciding to hunt deer across the Scottish border, which the Earl of Douglas had expressly forbidden. Percy brings his English force with him, which is then…
