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Henry Summersett
Happy At Last Or Sigh No More Ladies: A Comedy In Five Acts is a play written by Henry Summersett and first published in 1805. The play is a comedic…
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
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An exciting tale of adventure, magic, and heroism set in a medieval fantasy world, featuring a fearless young hero, a wise old wizard, and a dangerous quest to save the…
This charming play by Henry Summersett tells the story of a group of friends and their romantic entanglements. With its witty dialogue, memorable characters, and lively plot twists, Happy at…
Once upon a time Fernando Roncorone was a happy youth with a loving family, friends, and the affection of his beloved Rosolie. Now he lives alone, a hermit, and a…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Henry Summersett, the author of a number of extremely scarce Gothic romances with lurid, alluring titles like Mad Man of the Mountain, Final Retribution, and The Wizard and the Sword…
After critics condemned his sensational Gothic novel Martyn of Fenrose; or, The Wizard and the Sword (1801) as blasphemous, Henry Summersett returned with the very different The Worst of Stains…
Domestic tranquillity reigns at the castle of Lord Alwynd, where the noble lord lives in happiness with his two adopted children, William and Agatha, his cousin Celwold, and Celwold’s ward…