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The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4

George W. M. Reynolds · Public domain text

425,184 words · about 29 h 46 min to read

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Author
George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879)
Language
English
Subjects
London (England) › Fiction, Penny dreadfuls
Length
425,184 words · about 29 h 46 min
Sections
101 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (101)
  1. Opening about 4 min
  2. CX. CONTINUATION OF THE BLACK’S VISITS TO HIS PRISONERS about 17 min
  3. CXI. A CONVERSATION about 22 min
  4. CXII. THE CONVERSATION CONCLUDED about 10 min
  5. CXIII. ESTHER DE MEDINA AND OLD DEATH about 14 min
  6. CXIV. OLD DEATH IN THE DUNGEON about 18 min
  7. CXV. THOMAS RAINFORD about 10 min
  8. CXVI. OLD DEATH about 12 min
  9. CXVII. AN EXPLANATORY CONVERSATION about 13 min
  10. CXVIII. THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS’ COURT about 17 min
  11. CXIX. THE EXAMINATION OF MR. FRANK CURTIS about 16 min
  12. CXX. THE LAPSE OF NINETEEN YEARS about 20 min
  13. CXXI. MR. HATFIELD about 13 min
  14. CXXII. TWO OF THE READER’S OLD FRIENDS about 10 min
  15. CXXIII. A MAN OF BUSINESS about 8 min
  16. CXXIV. CHARLES HATFIELD about 21 min
  17. CXXV. THE PROJECTED RAILWAY COMPANY about 21 min
  18. CXXVI. ELUCIDATIONS about 21 min
  19. CXXVII. THE WANDERERS about 17 min
  20. CXXVIII. THE JOURNEY CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED about 26 min
  21. CXXIX. THE ADVERTISING AGENT about 7 min
  22. CXXX. PERDITA about 24 min
  23. CXXXI. THE SYREN’S ARTS AND CHARMS about 24 min
  24. CXXXII. THE DANGEROUS SOPHISTRY OF A LOVELY WOMAN about 9 min
  25. CXXXIII. A THRONE SURROUNDED BY REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS about 26 min
  26. CXXXIV. A PAINFUL SCENE about 17 min
  27. CXXXV. CHARLES HATFIELD AND MRS. FITZHARDINGE about 12 min
  28. CXXXVI. INFATUATION about 23 min
  29. CXXXVII. TWO MORE OLD ACQUAINTANCES about 11 min
  30. CXXXVIII. THE MONEY-LENDER about 14 min
  31. CXXXIX. THE MISER ALONE IN HIS DWELLING about 12 min
  32. CXL. FRESH SCENES AND MORE TROUBLES AT HOME about 21 min
  33. CXLI. THE FLIGHT about 10 min
  34. CXLII. THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY about 1 h 20 min
  35. CXLIII. CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY about 16 min
  36. CXLIV. DOVER about 16 min
  37. CXLV. A MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.--THE JOURNEY CONTINUED about 13 min
  38. CXLVI. TWO UNPLEASANT LODGERS about 18 min
  39. CXLVII. THE CAPTAIN’S LUDICROUS ADVENTURE about 21 min
  40. CXLVIII. THE CHARTER HOUSE about 15 min
  41. CXLIX. A STRANGE NARRATIVE about 22 min
  42. CL. THE COLONEL AND THE CAPTAIN about 8 min
  43. CLI. THE CALM.--THE TEMPEST about 24 min
  44. CLII. THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE SON’S WIFE about 29 min
  45. CLIII. FATHER AND SON about 17 min
  46. CLIV. MRS. FITZHARDINGE about 13 min
  47. CLV. THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER about 22 min
  48. CLVI. THE HALF-BROTHERS about 15 min
  49. CLVII. POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.--THE DEPARTURE OF CHARLES HATFIELD about 8 min
  50. CLVIII. Mrs. Mortimer in London about 17 min
  51. CLIX. MRS. MORTIMER’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED about 14 min
  52. CLX. THE HUSBAND AND WIFE about 13 min
  53. CLXI. AGNES VERNON AND HER FATHER about 17 min
  54. CLXII. LAURA IN PARIS about 31 min
  55. CLXIII. LAURA AND ROSALIE about 15 min
  56. CLXIV. LAURA’S AMOUR about 15 min
  57. CLXV. LORD WILLIAM TREVELYAN about 22 min
  58. CXLVI. A SKETCH OF TWO BROTHERS.--A MYSTERY about 20 min
  59. CLXVII. THE LAWYER about 19 min
  60. CLXVIII. THE NOBLEMAN AND THE LAWYER about 11 min
  61. CLXIX. A SCENE about 16 min
  62. CLXX. AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER about 21 min
  63. CLXXI. JACK RILY, THE DOCTOR about 23 min
  64. CLXXII. A MAIDEN’S FIRST LOVE about 12 min
  65. CLXXIII. HOPES FULFILLED about 14 min
  66. CLXXIV. A NIGHT OF TERRORS about 18 min
  67. CLXXV. THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN STAMFORD STREET about 16 min
  68. CLXXVI. SCENES IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE about 20 min
  69. CLXXVII. HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES IN STAMFORD STREET about 32 min
  70. CLXXVIII. CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES about 1 h 16 min
  71. CLXXIX. THE GHOST.--AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER about 19 min
  72. CLXXX. AGNES AND TREVELYAN about 14 min
  73. CLXXXI. EXPLANATIONS about 9 min
  74. CLXXXII. LAURA MORTIMER’S NEW INTRIGUES about 21 min
  75. CLXXXIII. AN UNEXPECTED VISIT AND A DREADED ARRIVAL about 13 min
  76. CLXXXIV. LAURA AND HER MOTHER.--ANOTHER INTERRUPTION about 16 min
  77. CLXXXV. THE LAWYER’S HEAD CLERK about 12 min
  78. CLXXXVI. DR. SWINTON about 9 min
  79. CLXXXVII. THE LUNATIC ASYLUM about 10 min
  80. CLXXXVIII. THE CONFESSIONS OF A LUNATIC about 42 min
  81. CLXXXIX. SCENES IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM about 14 min
  82. CXC. A SCENE IN A CAB about 15 min
  83. CXCI. THE OLD MARQUIS AND THE YOUNG LORD about 17 min
  84. CXCII. MRS. MORTIMER IN LONDON AGAIN about 8 min
  85. CXCIII. JACK RILY AND MRS. MORTIMER about 19 min
  86. CXCIV. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AGAIN about 17 min
  87. CXCV. HORRORS about 12 min
  88. CXCVI. RESOLUTIONS about 9 min
  89. CXCVII. THE MARQUIS OF DELMOUR about 11 min
  90. CXCVIII. CASTELCICALA about 13 min
  91. CXCIX. THE MARCHIONESS OF DELMOUR about 18 min
  92. CC. JACK RILY AND THE LAWYER’S CLERK about 10 min
  93. CCI. MR. HEATHCOTE AND HIS CLERK about 14 min
  94. CCII. JACK RILY AND VITRIOL BOB about 13 min
  95. CCIII. THE BENGAL ARMS.--RENEWED WANDERINGS about 11 min
  96. CCIV. THE CATASTROPHE about 12 min
  97. CCV. THE CASTELCICALAN REPUBLIC about 9 min
  98. CCVI. CHARLES HATFIELD IN LONDON AGAIN about 12 min
  99. CCVII. MR. GREEN’S OFFICE about 14 min
  100. CCVIII. PERDITA, THE LOST ONE! about 14 min
  101. CCIX. MR. GREEN’S MISSION about 54 min

The opening of CX. CONTINUATION OF THE BLACK’S VISITS TO HIS PRISONERS

Having quitted the dungeon in which Josh Pedler was confined, the Blackamoor proceeded to the next cell; but, instead of opening the door, he merely drew back a small sliding-lid that covered a grated trap, and the faint rays of a light streamed from the inside.

“Tidmarsh,” said the Blackamoor, in a feigned tone, “has your mind grown easier?”

“Yes, sir--oh! yes,” replied the prisoner from the interior of his dungeon. “Since you allowed me a light and good books, I have been comparatively a happy man. I know that I deserve punishment--and it seems to do me good to feel that I am atoning for my offences in this manner. I am not afraid of being alone now; and when I put out my light, I am not afraid of being in the dark.”

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