Project Gutenberg 2006-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 333 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Historical Mysteries The case of Elizabeth Canning -- The murder of Escovedo -- The Campden mystery -- The case of Allan Breck -- The cardinal's necklace -- The mystery of Kaspar Hauser, the child of Europe -- The Gowrie conspiracy -- The strange case of Daniel Dunglas Home -- The case of Captain Green -- Queen Oglethorpe (in collaboration with Miss Alice Shield) -- The Chevalier d'Éon -- Saint-Germain the deathless -- The mystery of the kirks -- The end of Jeanne de la Motte. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Historical Mysteries" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays discussing various unsolved historical puzzles and intriguing cases, written in the early 20th century. The work examines notable incidents and mysteries, including the famous case of Elizabeth Canning, blending investigative narrative with an exploration of societal beliefs and judicial processes of the time. Lang aims to unravel the layers of these historical enigmas, offering insights into the characters and events involved. The opening of "Historical Mysteries" begins by presenting a mysterious case from 1753 involving Elizabeth Canning, a young woman who inexplicably vanished and later reappeared in a sorry state, leading to public fascination and a divided opinion on her credibility. Andrew Lang details the circumstances of her disappearance and the societal implications surrounding her tale. He recounts various narratives from those involved in the investigation, noting the contradictory evidence and the trial that followed, where Canning was accused of perjury due to inconsistencies in her accounts. This complex case serves as a window into the nature of truth, perception, and justice in 18th-century England, setting the stage for the exploration of other historical mysteries within the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en History D Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British 538532 2025-06-08T06:00:44.593992 text/html 544016 2006-06-25T11:42:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 281658 2006-06-25T11:42:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368188 2025-06-08T06:00:55.803917 application/epub+zip 370070 2025-06-08T06:00:47.324011 application/epub+zip 287875 2025-06-08T06:00:45.629966 application/epub+zip 876211 2025-06-08T06:01:01.346899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823976 2025-06-08T06:00:54.533973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438323 2022-09-09T05:10:18.850218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486558 2025-06-08T06:00:43.510975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486239 2006-06-25T11:42:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189869 2006-06-25T11:42:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 486256 2006-06-25T11:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189723 2006-06-25T11:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21326 2025-06-08T06:01:01.519898 application/rdf+xml 14492 2025-06-08T06:00:46.218967 image/jpeg 3779 2025-06-08T06:00:45.924984 image/jpeg 348603 2025-06-08T06:00:44.652977 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia