Title: The Silk Handkerchief: A Tale of a Round Tower

Author: Captain R. Morgan Scott

In: Ngamihi; or The Maori Chief's Daughter

Publication details: E. A. Howard, Printer, Publisher and Bookbinder, &c., 1895, Brisbane

Part of: Nineteenth-Century Novels Collection

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Note by the Author.

Just as the Book was going to press, several of my friends induced me to include the story of the "Silk Handkerchief," and the paraphrase entitled, "Comal and Galbina." As they were written by my father, the late Captain R. M. Scott, of H.M. Second West India Regiment, I thought perhaps it would be of interest to those who have so kindly assisted me in publishing my book.

The scene of the story is laid in Killalla, County Mayo, Ireland, noted for its picturesque scenery; though the most prominent feature in the history of the town is in connection with the Rebellion of 1798, when three French frigates, with English colours flying, entered Killalla Bay on the 22nd August, and landed troops there.

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