Author of “The Court of Cacus,” &
Second Edition, crown 8vo, cloth extra, price 3s. 6d.,
CURIOUS STORIED TRADITIONS OF SCOTTISH LIFE.
By ALEXANDER LEIGHTON.
CONTENTS:—
| The White Scalp. The Ten of Diamonds. Sergeant Davies’ Ghost. The Chance Question. The Woman with the White Mice. | The Knife-thrust in the Dark. The Scored Back. The Long Slipper. The Diamond Eyes. The Lord Advocate’s Warrant. |
“Mr Leighton, in this volume, has collected nine or ten stories, and has told them very clearly and effectively.... Some of the stories relate incidents of a curious kind, that have formed the subject of inquiry in criminal courts of justice.... The volume makes an excellent whole.”—The Saturday Review.
“In the story of the ‘Woman with the White Mice,’ we have a graphic account of the extraordinary trial of Mrs S——of D——; a case of murder in which Jeffrey performed his greatest feat of oratory and power over a jury.... Besides being characterised by variety of incident, vigorous thought, and simplicity of expression, these tales have a noble purpose to serve.”—The Literary Gazette.
“All the tales are remarkably well told, and, in some instances, wrought up to a climax of no ordinary excitement.”—The Leader.
“An admirable book for the fireside; and those who love excitement will find it in these pages without stint.”—The Weekly Dispatch.