Historical Mysteries: Unsolved Cases from the Records
Andrew Lang
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Fourteen real puzzles of history examined like criminal cases - Elizabeth Canning's missing month, the Campden wonder, Kaspar Hauser, the Gowrie conspiracy, the Cagliostro business. Lang applied the methods of the detective story to the archives and did it before anyone else. This edition is bound with 60 plates of paintings, among them works by Paul Delaroche, J. M. W. Turner and Franciabigio, dating from 1514 to 1916.
Fourteen real puzzles of history examined like criminal cases - Elizabeth Canning's missing month, the Campden wonder, Kaspar Hauser, the Gowrie conspiracy, the Cagliostro business. Lang applied the methods of the detective story to the archives and did it before anyone else. This edition is boun...
About the author
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish poet, critic, folklorist and historian born in Selkirk. He translated Homer, wrote on anthropology and psychical research, and edited the twelve coloured Fairy Books that carried the folk tales of the world to English children. His works include Historical Mysteries, Custom and Myth, The Blue Fairy Book, and Myth, Ritual and Religion.
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish poet, critic, folklorist and historian born in Selkirk. He translated Homer, wrote on anthropology and psychical research, and edited the twelve coloured Fairy Books that carried the folk tales of the world to English children. His works include Historical M...
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