Mrs. Botherby's Story

Mrs. Botherby's Story: The Leech Of Folkestone is a book written by Thomas Ingoldsby. The story follows Mrs. Botherby, a landlady in the town of Folkestone, who tells the tale of a mysterious doctor who comes to stay at her inn. This doctor, who goes by the name of Dr. Lanfranc, is known for his strange and unorthodox medical practices, which involve the use of leeches.As the story unfolds, Mrs. Botherby becomes increasingly suspicious of Dr. Lanfranc's true intentions, especially when she discovers that he has been performing secret experiments on her guests. Her suspicions are confirmed when one of her guests dies under mysterious circumstances, and she realizes that Dr. Lanfranc is not the benevolent healer he claims to be.The Leech of Folkestone is a suspenseful and engaging story that combines elements of horror, mystery, and humor. Ingoldsby's witty writing style and vivid descriptions bring the characters and setting to life, making it a must-read for fans of classic horror and gothic literature.Meanwhile Master Thomas Marsh and his man Ralph were threading the devious paths--then, as now, most pseudonymously dignified with the name of roads--that wound between Marston Hall and the frontier of Romney Marsh. Their progress was comparatively slow; for, though the brown mare was as good a roadster as a man might back and the gelding no mean nag of his hands, yet the tracks, rarely traversed save by the rude wains of the day, miry in the 'bottoms, ' and covered with loose and rolling stones on the higher grounds, rendered barely passable the perpetual alternation of hill and valley.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original wor