Guy Fawkes; or, A Complete History of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605


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Though the particulars connected with the Gunpowder Treason may be perused in the general histories of the period, yet I am not aware, that any modern narrative of that dark design is to be found in a separate form. Many brief sketches have, indeed, been published in various modern works: but no full and complete history of the Treason has ever been set forth. In compiling the present volume, I have collected, from various quarters, all the information which I could discover on the subject. It will be found to be the most complete narrative of the Treason ever published in a detached form: at the same time it is sufficiently concise not to weary the patience of the reader. (From Preface) (4 hr 30 min)

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written in 1839


(4 stars)

Detailed and complete but subject to the prejudices of the 19th century.