Marmaduke Herbert, Or, the Fatal Error
Blessington, Marguerite / Countess of Blessington, Marguerite / Arthur, Ross Gilbert
The "fatal error" to which the title refers is Marmaduke Herbert's inadvertently occasioning the death of his wife's sister by causing her to fall off a cliff. This accident leads to misery, setting in motion a chain of events that will result in the deaths of nearly everyone Herbert loves, as well as an elaborate blackmail scheme and a trial for murder!
A bizarre novel, by turns sensational, psychological, and campy, Marmaduke Herbert, or, ...