Tower of London : an historical romance, no. 12-13

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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 XXXIV-Book II, Chapter : Chapter XXXIV. How the Princess Elizabeth was confronted with Sir Thomas Wyat in the Torture-chamber -- Chapter XXXV. How Xit discovered the secret of his birth; and how he was knighted under the title of Sir Narcissus Le Grand -- Chapter XXXVI. How Cholmondeley learnt the history of Cicely; how Nightgall attempted to assassinate Renard; and of the terrible fate that befel him -- Chapter XXXVII. How Jane was imprisoned in the Martin Tower; how she was visited by Roger Ascham; how she received Feckenham's announcement that the time of her execution was fixed; and how she was respited for three days -- Chapter XXXVIII. How the Princess Elizabeth and Courtenay were delivered out of the Tower to further durance; and how Queen Mary was wedded, by proxy, to Philip of Spain -- Chapter XXXIX. Of the wedding of Sir Narcissus Le Grand with Jane the Fool, and what happened at it; and of the entertainment given by him, on the occasion, to his old friends at the Stone Kitchen -- Chapter XL. Of the vision seen by Mauger and Sorrocold on the Tower Green -- Chapter XLI. Of the union of Cholmondeley with Angela -- Chapter XLII. The execution of Lady Jane Grey

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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