Battle at Bunker Hill recalled in a lively critique
On the eighty seventh anniversary of the first regular battle of the Revolution the piece revisits the siege with fresh judgment. It notes American siegecraft at Bunker Hill, British losses near 1054 of 2000. American losses about 450, and reflects on skill and morale of trials, then shifts to a serialized narrative about Mary Goring and the Elliot family secrets surrounding Dr. Goring and a possible murder.
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Bunker Hill
Prescott
Boston
Pigot
Works
Mystic River
Howe
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Knowlton
Gen. Lyon
Pitteburg Land- Jung
Fair Oakse
Wessee
Battle of
Boston Journal
Telegraphic summons summons Sir Thomas Elliot to Middlebury
A morning telegram calls the popular physician Sir Thomas Elliot to Middlebury near London. He hurries to Paddington, reaches the town by rail, and arrives by afternoon to see a female patient. Medical attendants include Dr Ashe and Mr Warburton, with Dr Goring previously involved.
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Thomas Elliot
Middlebury
Doctor Ashe
Dr. Ashe
Thomas
Sir Thomas Elliot
Goring
Iilia
Sir Thomas
Mr. Warburton
Pouisoner
Dr. Aeho
Qoring
Mrs. Goring
Miss Howard
London
Paddington
Ashe
Warburton
Sir Thomas Elliot halts engagement over Goring scandal
In Middlebury, Sir Thomas Elliot informs the narrator that he has ended his engagement to Mary Goring due to social disapproval linked to Dr. Goring. William Elliot accepts the decision, fearing the family’s honor, while Mary confronts the news with aunt and suitor supporting her. The piece closes with reflection on inherited consequences of wrongdoing.
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Mary
Sir Thomas
Lady Elliot
Sir Thomas Elliot
Mr. William
William
Regent’s Park
Thomas
Elliot
Frances Goring
Clara Elliot
George Archer
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Mrs.william
Mary Goring
Anni
Bourne
Middlebury
Dr. Goring
SirThomas
Well
Miss Goring
Thomas Elliot
Cvaning
Lucy
Mr. Elliot
Wilifin Alliot
Miss Halliwell
William Eliot
Matthew Goring
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