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Tower of London : an historical romance, no. 03

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 I, Chapters VIII-XI: Chapter VIII. How Gilbert escaped from the By-ward Tower, and swam across the moat; how Og hung Xit upon a hook; and how Lawrence Nightgall brought the token to Cicely -- Chapter IX. Of the mysterious manner in which Gunnora Braose was brought to the Tower -- Chapter X. How the Duke of Northumberland menaced Simon Renard in Saint Peter's Chapel on the Tower-Green; and how Queen Jane interposed between them -- Chapter XI. How the Duke of Northumberland was prevailed upon to undertake the enterprise against the Lady Mary

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 first, Jane 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
  • August 12, 2015
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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