Gladys Jennings
A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.
Account of Lady Godiva's naked ride through 11th-century Coventry in order to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to rescind his harsh tax laws. Based on and quotes from Tennyson's poem of the same title.
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.
A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.
In France the Queen poisons the Huguenot Queen and weds her son to the King's sister as part of an assassination plan.
In Scotland, a young man, Lochinvar insists on marrying Ellen, the woman he loves in spite of the fact that she is betrothed to another.
In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution
In Australia a drunkard hires a gang to kill his ex-fiancée's husband.
An actress poses as an heiress who died, and dies fighting blackmailing detectives in a burning house.
A killer distracts his victims with a hideous face peering through the window.
