Author: Unknown; Publication: c. 1790s
A plagiarism of Sarah Lansdell’s “Manfredi, Baron St. Osmund,” this chapbook features romance, betrayal, and an Italian hermit who is more courageous and honorable than he seems.
Author: Unknown; Publication: 1803
In this authorless chapbook, jealousy, secrecy, kidnapping, and murder erupt as Orlando pursues romance with Isabella, Octavia, and Adela—three sisters.
Author: Eugene Sue; Publication: 1845
In this Eugène Sue novel, the Female Bluebeard is believed to have killed her past three husbands and now has three lovers: a pirate captain, a hide dealer, and a cannibal.
