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Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2James Payn

Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2

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Original author: James Payn

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"Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2" by James Payn is a novel published in 1864. Sir Massingberd Heath is a cruel baronet who attempts to murder his nephew Marmaduke to sell his entailed estates. When Sir Massingberd mysteriously vanishes, a desperate search begins. His gypsy wife, driven mad by his brutality, has cursed him with a terrible fate. Months later, a grim discovery reveals how her curse came true in the most unexpected way.

Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2, by James Payn. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #37170.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter574 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Giant Despair2,488 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: My First Interview2,891 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Dream by the Brook2,093 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Dumb Witness4,850 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The State Bedroom1,693 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Head Over Heels2,098 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: At the Dovecot3,089 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Meeting His Match2,014 words
  1. 10.Chapter IX: Mr. Harvey Gerard3,674 words
  2. 11.Chapter X: Love the Lifegiver1,687 words
  3. 12.Chapter XI: Wooing by Proxy2,474 words
  4. 13.Chapter XII: The Council of War2,528 words
  5. 14.Chapter XIII: The Gipsy Camp2,339 words
  6. 15.Chapter XIV: Why Sir Massingberd DID Not Marry2,239 words
  7. 16.Chapter XV: The Reason Continued3,202 words
  8. 17.Chapter XVI: I Do Sir Massingberd a Little Favour5,259 words