CONTENTS

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Introduction

vii

I.

The Mystery and the Evidence

1

II.

The Slaughter of the Ruthvens

11

III.

The King’s Own Narrative

35

IV.

The King’s Narrative. II

55

V.

Henderson’s Narrative

60

VI.

The Strange Case of Mr. Robert Oliphant

71

VII.

The Contemporary Ruthven Vindication

80

VIII.

The Theory of an Accidental Brawl

94

IX.

Contemporary Clerical Criticism

99

X.

Popular Criticism of the Day

111

XI.

The King and the Ruthvens

118

XII.

Logan of Restalrig

148

XIII.

The Secrets of Sprot

168

XIV.

The Laird and the Notary

182

XV.

The Final Confessions of the Notary

201

XVI.

What is Letter IV?

232

XVII.

Inferences as to the Casket Letters

240

APPENDICES

A.

The Frontispiece

245

B.

The Contemporary Ruthven Vindication

252

C.

Five Letters forged by Sprot, as from Logan

257

Index

265

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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