Nant-y-Bryn tale unfolds a masked homecoming duel
Geoffrey Heathcote arrives at Nant-y-Bryn to seek safety from political peril. A staged duel with Owain Vaughan ends in a rescue by Owain’s sister and the recognition by Sir Arthur Vaughan. The narrator reveals family ties, inheritance, and a plan to hide while weighing loyalties amid civil conflict.
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Geoffrey Heathcote
Nant-y-Bryn
Owain
Enid Vaughn
Arthur
Owain Vaughan
Whitesock
Butley Croft
Worcestershire
Sir Arthur Vaughan
Margaret Lathrope
Letitia Vaughan
Sir Arthur
Sir Lewis Vaughan
Arthur Heathcote
Wales
Warwickshire
Parliament
John Postgate
Sir John Postgate
Hidden Trunk Heist Unfolds Aboard Boston Express
Graybeard James Ridley pursues a trunk theft on the Boston express. Red Mustache and Smooth Face shadow his moves as a baggage mix up escalates into a trap involving misidentified papers and a university manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
J. R
Boston Express
Graybeard
Red
Smooth Face
Albany
Smooth
State Line
Pittsfield
Chester
Springfield
Telegraph Office
Boston Cab Company
James Ridley
Worcester
Stickney & Co
Jonas Ralston
Red Mustache
Gray Deard
Cabby
Smooth-face
Washington Street
Grayberad
Red-mustache
North
Portland
St. John
Halifax
Canada
A.M
Wishewasha University
Lucilla Fenwig
Ridley
Remo Strances
C. Morrison Fenwig
Secon
Stickney. & ‘Co
The Circus Tramps and Anthropological Notes
A playful poem about an elephant and ape escaping a circus, dining on gardens, then returning to their tent. It is followed by a summary from the London Globe, noting M Deniker’s height survey across peoples from Monbutto to Scots and implying a grand scale comparison of world statures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Horace Seymour Keller
London Globe
M. Deniker
Africa
Philippines
Asia
Guiana
Venezuela
America
Scandinavia
Europe
Java
Russian
Poland
British Columbia
New Britain
Persia
Trans-Caucasia
Kabards
Caucasus
United States
New Zealand
Russian Turkestann
Marques Islands
Oceania
Galloway
Monbutto
Use of Parame Bullets Redefines Paris Duelling
A Paris revolution in duelling introduces revolvers loaded with parame balls that do not penetrate skin. Trials show a sword like duel with ceremonial steps. Duelists avoid certain targets sparking clever maneuvers, while proponents claim the new method surpasses the old.
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Paris
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Geoffrey Heathcote, Esq
John Finnimore
England
Graycoat
Snogs
Whitesack
Pendraddock
George Booth
Winnington Bridge
Copp
Ielene
Colonies
Arthur Vaughan
Geoffrey
Danae
Roger Thorne
Dorothy
Jenkin Evans
Tynant
Evan Jenkins
Pedr Williams
Chapman
Mrs. Kidder
Lord Forgivus
Mr. Kidder
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