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The Purcell Papers: PASSAGE IN THE SECRET HISTORY OF AN IRISH COUNTESS. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Being a Fifth Extract from the Legacy of the late Francis &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Purcell, P.P. of Drumcoolagh. The following paper is written in a female hand, and was no doubt communicated to my much-regretted friend by the lady whose early history it serves to illustrate, the Countess D&mdash &mdash . She is no more&mdash she long since died, a childless and a widowed wife, and, as her letter sadly predicts, none survive to whom the publication of this narrative can prove &#39 injurious, or even painful.&#39 Strange! two powerful and wealthy families, that in which she was born, and that into which she had married, have ceased to be&mdash they are utterly extinct. To those who know anything of the history of Irish families, as they were less than a century ago, the facts which immediately follow will at once suggest THE NAMES of the principal actors and to others their publication would be useless&mdash to us, possibly, if not probably, injurious. I have, therefore, altered such of the names as might, if stated, get us into difficulty others, belonging to minor characters in the strange story, I have left untouched. Englisch, Ebook.

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PASSAGE IN THE SECRET HISTORY OF AN IRISH COUNTESS.     Being a Fifth Extract from the Legacy of the late Francis     Purcell, P.P. of Drumcoolagh.The following paper is written in a female hand, and was no doubt communicated to my much-regretted friend by the lady whose early history it serves to illustrate, the Countess D——. She is no more—she long since died, a childless and a widowed wife, and, as her letter sadly predicts, none survive to whom the publication of this narrative can prove 'injurious, or even painful.' Strange! two powerful and wealthy families, that in which she was born, and that into which she had married, have ceased to be—they are utterly extinct.To those who know anything of the history of Irish families, as they were less than a century ago, the facts which immediately follow will at once suggest THE NAMES of the principal actors; and to others their publication would be useless—to us, possibly, if not probably, injurious. I have, therefore, altered such of the names as might, if stated, get us into difficulty; others, belonging to minor characters in the strange story, I have left untouched.

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, Literary, The Purcell Papers- Volume 3, This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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The Purcell Papers- Volume 3: Hardback: BiblioLife: 9780554389028: 18 Aug 2008.

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