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A Blot in the 'Scutcheon

Robert Browning · 1843

A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, Robert Browning's 1843 tragedy in verse, dramatizes events surrounding Earl Mertoun's proposal of marriage to Lady Mildred Tresham, a union meant to join two noble houses, and the tensions of family honor that follow.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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