"Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2" by James Payn is a novel published in 1864. Sir Massingberd Heath is a cruel baronet who attempts to murder his nephew Marmaduke to sell his entailed estates. When Sir Massingberd mysteriously vanishes, a desperate search begins. His gypsy wife, driven mad by his brutality, has cursed him with a terrible fate. Months later, a grim discovery reveals how her curse came true in the most unexpected way. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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