Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... nothing, all shall be well." He then ordered her to meet him at the same place the. next day, and he would bring some friends with him; for he told her he was resolved to marry her. She kept her promise, and he took her to his grand home, where rich garments were provided for her and a banquet was served with all the varieties the whole world could afford. (Dare I once again query Rimanez banquet in " The Sorrows of Satan"?) After the banquet, the devil took her into his private room, and told her who he was, and the wonderful things he could do--in fact, that he was a spirit immaterial, and not burdened with a body; so that he could pierce through the earth and ransack its storehouse, and bring its richest treasures to those who served him. He also told her he could disturb the elements, stir up the thunders and lightnings, destroy the best things that were created for the use of man, and appear in any shape he pleased; and he promised to bestow upon her the same wonderful powers he himself possessed. It is something to the credit of the devilish narrative of Mother Shipton that there is no mention of Heaven in it. It is not surprising that the devil behaved in a most shameful manner to Agatha Shipton, and then he and his palace vanished in a fearful storm; but he sent her back to her own home, bound to a chariot, which was drawn through the air by two flaming fiery dragons. Of course, it is not fair to mention Milton or Schiller with such rubbish as Mother Shipton's mythical adventures, but perhaps there is some likeness in all the devils authors have invented, from Mother Shipton's even to Miss Corelli's Rimanez. When Agatha Shipton returned to her own home, the neighbours flocked round, and were amazed to see such a...
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