The Irish Assassin, or the misfortunes of the Family of O'Donnel.

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Title

The Irish Assassin, or the misfortunes of the Family of O'Donnel.

Alternative Title

The misfortunes of the Family of O'Donnel

Publisher

Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers

Date

1840- 1840 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks

Extent

24 pages
16 cm

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #7 in a bound collection of 20 chapbooks (s0231b06)

Description

77 printed at the bottom of the title-page

Abstract

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 family steward – who has been trying to win Maria’s affections for himself – attempts to rape her, but her father arrives just in time to knock him over the head and prevent it. In revenge, the steward exposes the secret marriage to the son’s father, who travels home and punishes everyone involved by imprisoning his own wife, beating his son’s wife to death, and burning the house of the old soldier. The son returns in time for the funeral where he murders his own father in front of the congregation and then attempts to commit suicide but is prevented. He is captured, but escapes and travels to Dublin where he murders the steward responsible for his grief. He is captured while fleeing once more, and commits suicide at his trial by throwing himself on the pikes that surround him.

Coverage

Dublin, Ireland

Subject

Courtship and Marriage
Crime
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/

Format

JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Rights

In the public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“The Irish Assassin, or the misfortunes of the Family of O'Donnel.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 7, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/713.

Geolocation

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