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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…
History of James Allan, The Celebrated Northumberland Piper. Giving an account of his parentage, education, extraordinary adventures and exploits; his numerous enlistings and wonderful escapes: -with a brief narrative of his last confinement and death in Durham Gaol, which happened in 1810.
Allan [Allen], James [Jimmy] (1734–1810), Northumbrian piper and rogue, was born at Hepple, Northumberland, probably in March 1734, and baptized at Rothbury, Northumberland, on 21 April 1734, the son of William Allan or Allen, also known as Wull Faa,…
History of Paul Jones, The Pirate.
This is the story of Paul Jones, a Scot who turned pirate early in life and who raided along the coast of Great Britain. Accounts are given of many of his attacks, including a letter purportedly written by an officer who observed his attacks on the…
