Historical Mysteries

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THE CASE OF ELIZABETH CANNING

Don't let your poor little
Lizzie be blamed!
Thackeray.

'Everyone has heard of the case of Elizabeth Canning,' writes Mr. John Paget; and till recently I agreed with him. But five or six years ago the case of Elizabeth Canning repeated itself in a marvellous way, and then but few persons of my acquaintance had ever heard of that mysterious girl.