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| MEMOIR, | [xi] |
| PREFACE, | [xxi] |
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| FIRST SERIES. |
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| THE SPECTRE OF TAPPINGTON, | [5] |
| THE NURSE'S STORY—THE HAND OF GLORY, | [29] |
| PATTY MORGAN THE MILKMAID'S STORY—"LOOK AT THE CLOCK," | [35] |
| GREY DOLPHIN, | [41] |
| THE GHOST, | [59] |
| THE CYNOTAPH, | [69] |
| MRS. BOTHERBY'S STORY—THE LEECH OF FOLKESTONE, | [74] |
| LEGEND OF HAMILTON TIGHE, | [99] |
| THE WITCHES' FROLIC, | [104] |
| SINGULAR PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF THE LATE HENRY HARRIS, D.D., | [118] |
| THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS, | [139] |
| A LAY OF ST. DUNSTAN, | [145] |
| A LAY OF ST. GENGULPHUS, | [153] |
| A LAY OF ST. ODILLE, | [162] |
| A LAY OF ST. NICHOLAS, | [168] |
| THE LADY ROHESIA, | [178] |
| THE TRAGEDY, | [185] |
| MR. BARNEY MAGUIRE'S ACCOUNT OF THE CORONATION, | [188] |
| THE "MONSTRE" BALLOON, | [191] |
| HON. MR. SUCKLETHUMBKIN'S STORY—THE EXECUTION, | [194] |
| SOME ACCOUNT OF A NEW PLAY, | [198] |
| ACT I. | [201] |
| ACT II. | [202] |
| ACT III. | [203] |
| ACT IV. | [203] |
| ACT V. | [204] |
| MR. PETERS'S STORY—THE BAGMAN'S DOG, | [205] |
| APPENDIX, | [218] |
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| SECOND SERIES. |
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| THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE, | [224] |
| SIR RUPERT THE FEARLESS, | [244] |
| THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, | [252] |
| THE AUTO-DA-FÉ, | [264] |
| THE INGOLDSBY PENANCE, | [282] |
| NETLEY ABBEY, | [293] |
| FRAGMENT, | [297] |
| NELL COOK, | [299] |
| NURSERY REMINISCENCES, | [306] |
| AUNT FANNY, | [308] |
| MISADVENTURES AT MARGATE, | [314] |
| THE SMUGGLER'S LEAP, | [318] |
| BLOUDIE JACKE OF SHREWSBERRIE, | [323] |
| THE BABES IN THE WOOD, | [334] |
| THE DEAD DRUMMER, | [339] |
| A ROW IN AN OMNIBUS (BOX), | [351] |
| THE LAY OF ST. CUTHBERT, | [355] |
| THE LAY OF ST. ALOYS, | [368] |
| THE LAY OF THE OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GREY, | [377] |
| RAISING THE DEVIL, | [393] |
| THE LAY OF ST. MEDARD, | [394] |
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| THIRD SERIES. |
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| THE LORD OF THOULOUSE, | [405] |
| THE WEDDING-DAY; OR, THE BUCCANEER'S CURSE, | [418] |
| THE BLASPHEMER'S WARNING, | [432] |
| THE BROTHERS OF BIRCHINGTON, | [449] |
| THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY, | [460] |
| THE HOUSE-WARMING, | [469] |
| THE FORLORN ONE, | [483] |
| JERRY JARVIS'S WIG, | [483] |
| UNSOPHISTICATED WISHES, | [501] |
| HERMANN; OR, THE BROKEN SPEAR, | [503] |
| HINTS FOR AN HISTORICAL PLAY, | [505] |
| MARIE MIGNOT, | [507] |
| THE TRUANTS, | [508] |
| THE POPLAR, | [512] |
| MY LETTERS, | [512] |
| NEW-MADE HONOUR, | [515] |
| THE CONFESSION, | [516] |
| EPIGRAM, | [517] |
| SONG, | [517] |
| EPIGRAM, | [518] |
| SONG, | [518] |
| AS I LAYE A-THYNKYNGE, | [519] |
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| Transcriber's notes | [a] |