A MOMENT OF MADNESS.

A MOMENT OF MADNESS,
AND OTHER STORIES.

BY
FLORENCE MARRYAT,
AUTHOR OF ‘LOVE’S CONFLICT,’ ‘FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS,’
ETC., ETC.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON: F. V. WHITE & CO.,
31 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.
1883.

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MY SISTER THE ACTRESS. By Florence Marryat, Author of ‘A Broken Blossom,’ ‘Phyllida,’ ‘How They loved Him,’ etc., etc.

PHYLLIDA. By Florence Marryat, Author of ‘My Sister the Actress,’ ‘A Broken Blossom,’ etc., etc., etc.

THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. By Florence Marryat, Author of ‘Love’s Conflict,’ ‘Phyllida,’ ‘A Broken Blossom,’ etc., etc., etc.

A BROKEN BLOSSOM. By Florence Marryat, Author of ‘Phyllida,’ ‘Facing the Footlights,’ etc., etc.


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PREFACE.

In offering a re-issue of these Stories to the public, I desire to express my sincere thanks to the Proprietors of ‘Temple Bar,’ ‘Belgravia,’ ‘The East Anglian Holiday Annual,’ ‘Judy’s Annual,’ ‘Diprose’s Annual,’ ‘The Editor’s Box,’ and ‘The Bolton Evening News,’ for their kindness in giving me permission to reprint them.

FLORENCE MARRYAT LEAN.

20 Regent’s Park Terrace, N.W.,
May 1883.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
A MOMENT OF MADNESS—
CHAPTER I.
FORTHILL TERRACE, CAMDEN TOWN,
[1]
CHAPTER II.
TRESHAM COURT, GLAMORGANSHIRE,
[28]
CAPTAIN NORTON’S DIARY,[57]
(IN THREE CHAPTERS.)
OLD CONTRAIRY,[191]
‘SENT TO HIS DEATH!’[223]