A Mephistopheles Coup at Nice Carnival
A masked Mephistopheles pursues Marguerite at Nice’s carnival. The chase ends with an unmasked Mephistopheles revealing a friend, sparking a strange love affair. A King and a political plot center on Leona Bischoff's bid for queenship, culminating in a wedding between Leona and Prince Metzgar and a dramatic, veiled departure scene.
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Nice
Mephistopheles
Marguerite
Mephistophles
Wissenburg
Herr Bischoff
Herr Bishop
Herr Bishoff
Leona
Metwyar
Leona Bischoff
Leona Bishof
Metzgar
Prince Metzgar
Transfusion Experiments Alter Charles Renwick’s Disposition
A surgeon documents a mass transfusion scheme aimed at changing Charles Renwick’s temper. Blood from a cheerful youth and later a theological student yield mixed results, including newfound levity and later dangers such as agitation and plans for flight. The diary notes evolving heredity ideas and mounting concern over unintended violent impulses.
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Charles Renwick
Annette Barkalow
Charles
Miss Barkalow
Renwick Senior
Mies Barkalow
Mr. Renwick
Trath
Wagstaff
Charlies
Peter Redmond
Dennis O'Rourke
Donnybrook
Noy
Hayve
Thuriet
Renwick
Trusts
Eureka
Charles Renwich
Faithful lover flees Tower after daring opportune escape
In Elizabethan intrigue, Henry Hamerston, bound for trial for aiding Lady Jane Grey’s failed usurpation, escapes from the Tower with a confederate signal wine exchange. Harriet Burleigh, awaiting news, sees him ride away at dusk after promising a future reunion beyond the coast.
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Edward VI
England
Mary
Jane Grey
Tower of London
Henry Hamerston
Harriet Burleigh
Hamerston
France
Burgundy
Spain
Herroom
Lawk
Harriet