Lucia Di Lammermoor: A Grand Opera in Three Acts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Lucia Di Lammermoor: A Grand Opera in Three ActsThe third act is commenced by a jubilant banquet, held in the castle of Ashton, when the assembly are horrified by the announcement of Raymond, that Lucy, seized with madness, had, on their retirement to the nuptial chamber, plunged a sword into her husband, who was at this moment lying dead and reeking in his blood! The truth of this statement is soon confirmed by the appearance of Lucy, who in her madness reverts to each scene of joy and sorrow with which her life had been chequel ed; and the anguish of her brother is extreme at beholding. On his return, the pitiable state to which his conduct has reduced her. Edgar, amidst the graves of his ancestors, indulges in a gloomy retrospect of his past life, and longs for the hour when he also may slumber there in peace. He is for a time interrupted with the news of the catastrophe that has occurred, and is told that Lucy still fondly breathes his name. He is on the point of rushing to see her, when Raymond enters and informs him that she is dead! After imploring that in Heaven they may be united, he a dagger in his breast, and expires.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.