5565. Only in New England The Story of a Gaslight Crime, by Theodore Roscoe (read 25 Jun 2018) This book, supposedly based on an actual happening in New England, was published in 1959. The names have been changed so that one does not know where it happened but the author pretends to have found information in newspapers and old papers found in a New England mansion acquired by a friend. The death of an old woman is said to have occurred April 12, 1911. If it is an actual case I wish the author had used real names and places. There is some discussion of events around 1910 and references to olden poems and novel which are of some interest, including a quote of a few lines rom Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight, a poem I much appreciated in mty youth and memorized, especially liking these memorable lines:

Lo,, the ponderous .tongue is swinging, 'tis the hour of curfew now
And the sight has chilled her bosom, stopped her breath, and paled her brow;
Shall she let it ring? No, never! Flash her eyes with sudden light
And she springs , and grasps it firmly, Curfew shall not ring tongiht!

But as a whole the book is of little interest and deserves to be forgotten. ( )