ABSTRACT

The plays collected in Sisters of Gore span the development of Gothic melodrama from the 1790s to the 1840s.

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|44 pages

The Ward of the Castle

A Comic Opera In 2 Acts

chapter 2|58 pages

The Mysterious Marriage; or, The Heirship of Roselva

A Play In 3 Acts

chapter 3|51 pages

The Old Oak Chest or, The Smuggler's Sons and the Robber's Daughter

A Melodramatic Romance In 2 Acts

chapter 4|50 pages

Raymond de Percy; or, The Tenant of the Tomb

A Romantic Melo Drama

chapter 5|59 pages

St. Clair of the Isles; or, The Outlaw of Barra

A Scottish Historical Melodrama

chapter 6|72 pages

The Bond

A Dramatic Poem

chapter 7|68 pages

Dacre of the South; or, The Olden Time

A Drama