Tower of London : an historical romance, no. 09

A historical romance that describes the history of Lady Jane Grey from her short-lived time as Queen of England to her execution. The original parts, issued monthly January to December 1840. Illustrated by George Cruikshank and engraved by Thomas Williams. Printed by Bradbury & Evans. Book II, Chapters XXI-Book II, Chapter XXV: Chapter XXI. How Lord Guilford Dudley and Lady Jane were arraigned and attainted of high treason; and how they were pardoned by Queen Mary -- Chapter XXII. Of Jane's return to Sion House; and of her endeavours to dissuade her husband from joining the conspiracy against Queen Mary -- Chapter XXIII. How Xit was imprisoned in the Constable Tower; and how he was wedded to the "Scavenger's Daughter." -- Chapter XXIV. How Xit escaped from the Constable Tower; and how he found Cicely -- Chapter XXV. Of the arrival of the imperial ambassadors; and of the signing of the marriage-treaty between Mary and Philip of Spain

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Publisher Language Identifier
  • Call Number: PR4002 T6 1840
Date created Relation Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 13 parts in 12 issues
Alternative title
  • Book the second, Mary the Queen
Edition
  • First edition, first issue
Additional physical characteristics
  • Illustrations. Complete set contains 40 steel engravings and 58 woodcuts, all designed by George Cruickshank, T.W. sc [Thomas Williams engraver]. Two armorial bookplates on inside of wrap : [1] "Ex Libris Samuel Henry Austin" ; [2] "Reuben Jay Flick".
Physical repository Collection
  • Victorian Serial Novels Collection
Provider Genre Date digitized
  • June 28, 2017
Technical note
  • 600dpi tiffs. Parts 1-4 scanned by CDeWolfe using a Plustek Optic book scanner. Parts 5-13 scanned by KMercer using a Plusteck OpticBook A300 book scanner. No colour correction or editing of images. Metadata by MH and KD.
Rights
  • Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
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