Historical Mysteries: A Fascinating Look at Mystery Stories On the Backdrop of History (Timeless Classic Books)

Andrew Lang, a poet, historian and scholar, is best known for his series of twelve fairy books, all a different color. His first was "The Blue Fairy" and the last was "The Lavendar Fairy". With "Historical Mysteries", Lang has racheted up some of the most puzzling historical mysteries of Europe - primarily dealing with Scottish and French incidents. Some of these mysteries involve the assassinations of famous people, while others deal with regular people who have been involved in mysterious events. The table of contents is as follows: 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 Douglas Home, The Case of Captain Green, Queen Oglethorpe, The Chevalier D'Eon, Saint-Germain the Deathless, The Mystery of the Kirks, The End of Jeanne de la Motte