A Blot in the 'Scutcheon
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A Blot in the 'Scutcheon is a book by Robert Browning. The introductory note says Robert Browning was born in London in 1812 and was educated largely by private tutors. The play is headed A Tragedy (1843), and its cast includes Mildred Tresham, Guendolen Tresham, Thorold, Earl Tresham, and Henry, Earl Mertoun.
Act I, Scene I is set in the interior of a lodge in Lord Tresham’s Park, where a retainer asks whether young Earl Mertoun is coming to ask their master’s sister’s hand. A character named Guendolen asks whether a huge tome shows some blot in the Earl’s 'scutcheon come no longer back than Arthur’s time. A character named Mildred says there is nought for her to pardon.
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- Robert Browning
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- 90
- Language
- English
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- Drama
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