This document appears to be a script to be accompanied by music, perhaps for radio, to run for 15 minutes. It relates the story of Fisher's Ghost, starting with housemaid Margaret (later married to John Farley) before her sentence to transportation for life from Britain to Australia. (See items D519 and D520.) Typewritten, quarto, 6 pagesHeavily notated in pencil and black and red pen.fisher's ghost, john farley frederick fisher, george worrell, john georg lang

This is a draft of the document (item D518), which relates the story of Fisher's Ghost, starting with housemaid Margaret (later married to John Farley) before her sentence of transportation for life from Britain to Australia. It appears to be a script to be accompanied by music. A page with the last few sentences are missing. (See items D518 and D520.) Handwritten, quarto, pencil, 7 pagesfisher's ghost, john farley frederick fisher, george worrell, john georg lang

This a single page of the first page of the script of Fischer's Ghost story (item D518). Typewritten, quarto, 1 pageSome editsfisher's ghost, john farley frederick fisher, george worrell, john georg lang

Waverley Novels Vol 40 Woodstock or the Cavalier-2, Light brown hardcover lettering in black text. Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher Son & Co Date: 1838 fictionThe subject volume of Waverley Novels Vol 40 published by Fisher Son & Co (1838) is part of a collected 48 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's works, containing various stories. Vol 40 in the 1838 Fisher edition reprints later entries from the fourth series, as these stories originally appeared in Scott's Magnum Opus 48 volume editions, the first from 1816. With the influential “Magnum Opus” editions from 1829–1833 by Robert Cadell, serving as the basis for later reprinted published sets like Fisher's. Scott's "Woodstock," or “The Cavalier” is a historical novel originally published in 1826 as the 22nd in the Waverley series. Volume 40 continues Woodstock, or The Cavalier from Vol 39 in the Fisher Son & Co edition. It picks up the 1651 story line at Woodstock Manor, where disguised Charles II hides amid escalating tension with Cromwell's forces. The plot continues with Cromwell storming the lodge after suspecting Charles's presence disguised as "Louis Kerneguy", arresting Colonel Everard and searching secret passages haunted by "ghosts". Albert Lee impersonates the king to aid his escape, while Alice guides Charles away; dramatic confrontations ensue with duels, revelations, and Cromwell's rage continuing. As in volume 39 the tale resolves family divisions, loyalty, and supernatural folklore masking political intrigue during the Commonwealth era. This split-volume format is standard in collected 1830 s editions like Fisher's, reprinting of Scott's 1826 original with revisions.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 46 tales of my landlord, sir walter scott, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library