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The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels

Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre.

First published 1907
Publisher J. M. Dent
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xix+549

  • A.k.a. "The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels." Includes prefaces from the 1st and 2nd editions (1840 & 1843). 24 colored plates plus illustrations, including 12 full-page and tinted. Cover of this trade edition is green cloth.
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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Spectre of Tappington Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Novelette
24 The Nurse's Story: The Hand of Glory Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
32 Patty Morgan the Milkmaid's Story: "Look at the Clock!" Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
41 Grey Dolphin: A Legend of Sheppey Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Novelette
58 The Ghost Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
68 The Cynotaph Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
74 Mrs. Botherby's Story: The Leech of Folkestone Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Novelette
98 Legend of Hamilton Tighe Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
102 The Witches' Frolic Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
116 Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, Doctor in Divinity: As Related by the Rev. Jasper Ingoldsby, M.A., His Friend and Executor Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Novelette
136 The Jackdaw of Rheims Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
141 A Lay of St. Dunstan Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
150 A Lay of St. Gengulphus Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
161 The Lay of St. Odille Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
168 A Lay of St. Nicholas Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
176 The Lady Rohesia Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Short Story
184 The Tragedy Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
191 Mr. Barney Maguire's Account of the Coronation Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
194 The "Monstre" Balloon Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
198 Hon. Mr. Sucklethumbkin's Story: The Execution: A Sporting Anecdote Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
202 Some Account of a New Play: In a Familiar Epistle to His Brother-in-Law, Lieut. Seaforth, H.P. Late of the Hon. E.I.C.'s 2d Regt. of Bombay Fencibles Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
211 Mr. Peters's Story: The Bagman's Dog Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
226 Appendix Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
227 To Richard Bentley, Esq. (The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels, Second Series) Thomas Ingoldsby Short Fiction
228 The Black Mousquetaire: A Legend of France Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
250 Sir Rupert the Fearless: A Legend of Germany Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
260 The Merchant of Venice: A Legend of Italy Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
272 The Auto-Da-Fé: A Legend of Spain Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
291 The Ingoldsby Penance!: A Legend of Palestine—and West Kent Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
305 Netley Abbey: A Legend of Hampshire Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
310 Fragment Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
311 Nell Cook!!: A Legend of the "Dark Entry" Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
319 Nursery Reminscences Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
322 Aunt Fanny: A Legend of a Shirt Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
331 Misadventures at Margate: A Legend of Jarvis's Jetty Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
335 The Smuggler's Leap: A Legend of Thanet Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
343 Bloudie Jacke of Shrewsberrie, the Shropshire Bluebeard: A Legend of "the Proud Salopians" Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
356 The Babes in the Wood: or, The Norfolk Tragedy: An Old Song to a New Tune Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
362 The Dead Drummer: A Legend of Salisbury Plain Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
374 A Row in an Omnibus (Box): A Legend of the Haymarket Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
379 The Lay of St. Cuthbert: or, The Devil's Dinner-Party: A Legend of the North Countree Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
391 The Lay of St. Aloys: A Legend of Blois Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
402 The Lay of the Old Woman Clothed in Grey: A Legend of Dover Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
418 Raising the Devil: A Legend of Cornelius Agrippa Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
420 Saint Medard: A Legend of Afric Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
428 The Lord of Thoulouse: A Legend of Languedoc Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
441 The Wedding-Day: or, The Buccaneer's Curse: A Family Legend Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
456 The Blasphemer's Warning: A Lay of St. Romwold Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
476 The Brothers of Birchington: A Lay of St. Thomas À Becket Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
488 The Knight and the Lady: A Domestic Legend of the Reign of Queen Anne Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
498 The House-Warming!!: A Legend of Bleeding-Heart Yard Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
511 The Forlorn One Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
512 Jerry Jarvis's Wig: A Legend of the Weald of Kent Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Short Story
527 Unsophisticated Wishes by Miss Jemima Ingoldsby, Aged 15 (Communicated by Her Cousin Tom) Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
529 Hermann: or, The Broken Spear Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
531 Hints for a Historical Play; to be Called William Rufus: or, The Red Rover Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
533 Marie Mignot Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
535 The Truants Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
539 The Poplar Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
540 My Letters Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
540 New Made Honour (Imitated from Martial) Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
544 The Confession Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
545 Epigram Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
545 Song Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
546 Epigram: Eheu Fugaces Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
547 As I Laye A-Thynkynge: The Last Lines of Thomas Ingoldsby Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
547 Song Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. Poem
v Prefatory Note by the Illustrator (The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels) Arthur Rackham Essay
vi Publishers' Note (The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels) uncredited Essay
xv Preface to the First Edition: To Richard Bentley, Esq. Thomas Ingoldsby Short Fiction
xvii Preface to the Second Edition: To Richard Bentley, Esq. Thomas Ingoldsby Short Fiction

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels Cover 1907 J. M. Dent Hardcover Collection xix+549
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