Newes from Perin
1618
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The Text
The text appeared in a black-letter quarto of 1618, entitled «Newes from Perin in Cornwall of a most Bloody and un-exampled Murther very lately committed by a Father on his owne Sonne (who was lately returned from the Indyes) at the Instigation of a mercilesse Step-mother. Together with their Several most wretched endes, being all performed in the Month of September last. Anno 1618». A disguised sailor returns home to his parents, hoping to surprise them with his new-found wealth. They mistake him for a stranger, kill him, and steal his gold. When the mistake comes to light, both parents commit suicide and the boy's sister dies of grief. On this story George Lillo's Tragedy «Fatal Curiosity» is founded.
Newes from Perin (1618)
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