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1889.02.18

Monday February 18th 1889: Making his way to the front of the crowd, the young sorcerer rushes through the door of the Vance house at precisely 7 p.m. to find one particular spellbook hidden among thousands of volumes on the shelves. Read more here.

1889.02.17

Sunday February 17th 1889: Late in the evening, she entrusts the skeleton key to Mr. Huestis who will claim he found it in front of the post office. Once her beloved can tell the keymaster of the lock it belongs to, he will gain entry. Read more here.

1889.02.16

Saturday February 16th 1889: The Captain has found that the steamer responds to the sounds of a waltz like no other music. A string quartet is engaged for all future journeys. Read more here.

1889.02.15

Friday February 15th 1889: Mr. McEvoy, quick on the heels of Death herself, continues his quest to wrest from her the secret of life. Shall he overtake her in Humboldt? Read more here and here.

1889.02.14

Thursday February 14th 1889: Deeply feeling her grief, the young lady’s thoughts of her fiance’s firey death cause the winds to blow, the seas to roil, and the rain in the late afternoon to turn to snow. Read more here, here, here, here, here, here, and especially here.

1889.02.13

Wednesday February 13th 1889: Rehearsing all day in the basement of the courthouse Mr. Connell’s preparations for his lecture reach an icy peak in the late afternoon, first blowing open the glass door, then igniting a fire blocks away. Read more here, here, here, and here.

1889.02.12

Tuesday February 12th 1889: Half the audience at the Pavilion wonders if Miss Cherry has made a deal with old Mephistophelese to sing so well. The other half knows she must have done so. Read more here.