The Castle Spectre: A Dramatic Romance

Lewis, M. G.

Published by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, Stationers' Court, Ludgate-Street, London, 1818

About this Item

The Oxberry Edition. 1818 at title page; no other dates. Brown matte wraps, full titles, etc., moderate shelf, corner wear. Pages very good, no writing. Portrait of Mr. Rae as stated at cover is either removed or never present. Bind good. Cover states: "An inferior edition available for 1 s." This one being 2 s. From front cover: "1818 No. XIX Oxberry's New English Drama. The only edition existing which is faithfully marked with the stage business and stage directions. As it is performed at the Theatres Royal. Published by Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers Court, Ludgate Street, London, And C. Chapple, 66 Pall Mall." Presented here is a script for the theatre. "The story-line is purely gothic. Osmond has usurped Castle Conway from his brother, Reginald, whom he believes to have been murdered, but is in fact imprisoned secretly elsewhere in the castle under the guardianship of Kenric the Castellan. Kenric has also saved Reginald's daughter, Angela, but was unable to save Reginald's wife who was murdered and becomes the spectre of the castle. Osmond seeks to seduce Angela but she is saved at the last moment by her suitor, Earl Percy, and by the intervention of her mother's ghost who puts in a deus- (spiritus-) ex-machina appearance." - St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. Apprx. 67 pages. Insured post. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Castle Spectre: A Dramatic Romance
• Publisher: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, Stationers' Court, Ludgate-Street, London
• Publication Date: 1818
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: Oxberry's Edition.
• Condition: Good