The Secrat of Qneao Elinbeth. 8fi

The Riddle of Msiy, Queen of Seott. 38

Ths Mystery ti EmpnH Cetherioe 1 44

Marie Antoinette end the DUmond MecklueL . . 48

The Siddb <rf Emprae Teu-Hn. 53

IIL Unbolted Bjddlxb or Fotnt KmoB 67

Dcm Sebwtian, the Vaniabed Tftng 67

The Mystery of Sknperor Frederuk. 61

The Fate of Ki&i Ludwig 66

like Heyerling Tragedy 70

IV. HiDDBN VlCmiB OP AUTDCKA.CT 78

The Mao trf the Iitoi Hade 75

Jamei de la Clodw— IIm Naai^lQng Who

Vaniihed. 80

Hm Lost Daivhin 84

The Strange Stoiy of Sleaiar fVUliaina. 89



Contents

Who Wu "PuuIaT". W

The Riddle of Juwa Old 96

TIkB Remuluble Cue of Eaqiiu Huuer 108

V. DlPLOlfATIO MtsTBBIEB lOB

Count MattioB lOB

CbBTOliw d'EoD 118

Bacmowici 117

BenjBiiun Bethurat. 120

The Mystery of Kent Loomla 13S

VI. Mybtbbixb of tbb Lttbbabt Wobld 129

"Hie Riddle of Shakeqieue 129



Who Was " JuniuaT" 139

The Tanuhias of Editor Coiutnt 143

The Identity of Marie CoraUL 147

"John Carter," the Prison Poet ISl

VII. Fits Wombw of Mtstebt 187

The Lftdy of the HftystMk 1S7

TheodoaiA Bur Alston 161

AkxAndria's Female Stranger. 166

Hw Veiled Murderess of Matteawaa. 171

Dorothy Amrfd 175

VIII. Death ob Escape isi

Joan of Arc— Did She lliwart Ho- ExecutioneTS 181

The Case of Marshal Ney 1S6

Ito Duke of Prulin 180

mikeaBootL 190

Morgan the Raider 206



Contents



Walton Dwight 20S

Sir Hector MsodoDftld 208

IX. Mtbtekies of thb Sea 213

Captain Kidd and Hia IVeaaun 213

The Vanished Tichbome Heir. 218

The "Marie Cdeste" 222

Johaim Salvatca^'Ilie Last Grand Duke. 227

X. Whebb Muboee Woold Not Out 233

Hippolytci Menaldo. 233

The Strange Case of Marie I^arge. 238

Gviilelina Sanda 213

MedeKne Smith 248 V

Tbe Burdell Murder. 2S3

Jack the Ripper. 268

The Borden Murder Mjrattfy. 262

The MftjFbridc Case 260



LIST OF UXUSTRATIONS

She OirrwirrBD the Mandabinb. . . Frontiepiece

PAQB

Death Had Been Caused bt a Blow 128

Captain Bbigob Became Inbanx 226

All the Victims Bobe toe Same Unhib-
TAXABLB M*tTft 258



FAMOUS MYSTERIES



CHAPTER I

Blood Royal or Common Clay?

JJicfconi JV—Who Waa Het

NEARLY every one is familiar with the
picture of the two princes in the Tower
of London — those sons of Edwaid IV
sieged to have been murdered by order of thdr
uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, who constituted
hiiYiBBlf King Richard m.
