Apocryphal Irish Texts

The story is this: James Rush (Nesbitt) is the Chief Magistrate of Galway. His son, Mike Rush (James), enamoured of Anastasia, a young orphan, and ward of the elder Rush (Mrs O'Flaherty), having been engaged in foreign travel, and returning home with Alonzo (Grove), a young Spaniard, the son of his father's friend, discovers that his companion is also in love with Anastasia, and in a fit of jealousy throws the latter overboard. Oscar, arrived at his father's house, is about to be married to Anastasia, when Gerald (Oscar's attendant on the voyage,) relates the guilt of his young master to Rupert D'Arcy, a pirate, also in love with Anastasia, and at enmity with Lynch, but who is for the purpose disguised as a priest. The fact thus related sub sigillo, is at once proclaimed by the imposter D'Arcy, who denounces Oscar, who is tried, and condemned, à la Brutus, by his own father. Anastasia proceeds to the residence of the Viceroy

Autorentext

Mary Rush, Ph D.: Department of English, Creative Writing, Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law, and Theology Flinders University, South Australia

Klappentext

The story is this: - James Rush (Nesbitt) is the Chief Magistrate of Galway. His son, Mike Rush (James), enamoured of Anastasia, a young orphan, and ward of the elder Rush (Mrs O'Flaherty), having been engaged in foreign travel, and returning home with Alonzo (Grove), a young Spaniard, the son of his father's friend, discovers that his companion is also in love with Anastasia, and in a fit of jealousy throws the latter overboard. Oscar, arrived at his father's house, is about to be married to Anastasia, when Gerald (Oscar's attendant on the voyage,) relates the guilt of his young master to Rupert D'Arcy, a pirate, also in love with Anastasia, and at enmity with Lynch, but who is for the purpose disguised as a priest. The fact thus related sub sigillo, is at once proclaimed by the imposter D'Arcy, who denounces Oscar, who is tried, and condemned, à la Brutus, by his own father. Anastasia proceeds to the residence of the Viceroy...