Caxton's Book
A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.
Description:... "[...] The following manuscript was found among the effects of the late Leonidas Parker, in relation to one Gregory Summerfield, or, as he was called at the time those singular events first attracted public notice, "The Man with a Secret." Parker was an eminent lawyer, a man of firm will, fond of dabbling in the occult sciences, but never allowing this tendency to interfere with the earnest practice of his profession. This astounding narrative is prefaced by the annexed clipping from the "Auburn Messenger" of November 1, 1870: A few days since, we called public attention to the singular conduct of James G. Wilkins, justice of the[...]".
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