CONTENTS.

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MEMOIR,[xi]
PREFACE,[xxi]
FIRST SERIES.
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]
SECOND SERIES.
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]
THIRD SERIES.
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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