Bibliographic Citation:
Blue Beard, or, Fatal curiosity : a tale of the olden time, intended for the amusement of all good children. London : Orlando Hodgson, 10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield, [1832 or 1833] (London : Sears & Trapp, Printers, 11, Budge Row)
Alternative Title:
Fatal curiosity
Contributor:
Publisher:
Orlando Hodgson, 10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield, [1832 or 1833]
Notes:
- Cover title.
- Undated. Date from printer's form of name and years of activity at address; cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 172.
- First and last leaves pasted-down to wrappers.
- First sentence: "Embosom'd in a spacious pleasant wood, In stately pride a lofty Castle stood: Its owner, known to be a wealthy Knight, Had a blue beard, which made the man a fright: Four wives in turn had shared the monster's bed, The last of which but recently was dead."
- Includes 9 woodcuts.
- Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: green wrappers; 8 hand-coloured woodcuts; illustration on cover.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 11 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Genre/Form:
Chapbook Category:
Metrical Tales and Other Verse
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7875
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_H63_B5_1832