https://euram-radio.blogspot.com/This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>enFictionCopyright AudioBookshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e268809a1afe1303ac8825bd4e27a5f.jpghttps://euram-radio.blogspot.com/Sat, 30 May 2026 14:49:21 +0000AudioBooksAudioBookseuramradio@gmail.comBladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.   The novel is based on two...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>falseserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-chapter-01-oyez-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185569This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185569Wed, 27 May 2026 13:39:14 +0000AudioBooks01 - Chapter 01 - Oyez! Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.   The...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-chapter-02-in-the-cellar-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185594This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185594Wed, 27 May 2026 13:41:16 +0000AudioBooks02 - Chapter 02 - In the Cellar. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>979falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-chapter-03-crispin-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185616This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185616Wed, 27 May 2026 13:43:01 +0000AudioBooks03 - Chapter 03 - Crispin. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  ...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>826falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-chapter-04-the-bowling-green-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185631This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185631Wed, 27 May 2026 13:44:32 +0000AudioBooks04 - Chapter 04 - The Bowling Green. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1025falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-chapter-05-the-jack-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185645This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185645Wed, 27 May 2026 13:46:36 +0000AudioBooks05 - Chapter 05 - The Jack. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  ...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>786falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-chapter-06-a-mad-wedding-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185658This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185658Wed, 27 May 2026 13:48:27 +0000AudioBooks06 - Chapter 06 - A Mad Wedding. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>901falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-chapter-07-stand-deliver-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185670This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185670Wed, 27 May 2026 13:50:21 +0000AudioBooks07 - Chapter 07 - Stand! Deliver! Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>933falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-chapter-08-the-rock-tavern-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185683This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185683Wed, 27 May 2026 13:52:13 +0000AudioBooks08 - Chapter 08 - The Rock Tavern. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1080falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-chapter-09-nan-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185699This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185699Wed, 27 May 2026 13:53:57 +0000AudioBooks09 - Chapter 09 - Nan. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.   The...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>905falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-chapter-10-castle-foregate-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185721This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185721Wed, 27 May 2026 13:56:34 +0000AudioBooks10 - Chapter 10 - Castle Foregate. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>950falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-chapter-11-a-white-devil-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185740This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185740Wed, 27 May 2026 13:58:16 +0000AudioBooks11 - Chapter 11 - A White Devil. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>880falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-chapter-12-petty-treason-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185751This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185751Wed, 27 May 2026 13:59:50 +0000AudioBooks12 - Chapter 12 - Petty Treason. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>818falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-chapter-13-the-last-in-england-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185765This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185765Wed, 27 May 2026 14:01:24 +0000AudioBooks13 - Chapter 13 - The Last in England. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1054falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-chapter-14-a-challenge-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185789This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185789Wed, 27 May 2026 14:03:13 +0000AudioBooks14 - Chapter 14 - A Challenge. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences....This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>912falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-chapter-15-vashti-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72185918This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72185918Wed, 27 May 2026 14:04:54 +0000AudioBooks15 - Chapter 15 - Vashti. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  ...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-chapter-16-drie-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186009This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186009Wed, 27 May 2026 14:06:34 +0000AudioBooks16 - Chapter 16 - Drie. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.   The...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>773falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-chapter-17-kynaston-s-cave-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186035This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186035Wed, 27 May 2026 14:08:22 +0000AudioBooks17 - Chapter 17 - Kynaston's Cave. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>852falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-chapter-18-a-crooked-finger-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186054This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186054Wed, 27 May 2026 14:10:18 +0000AudioBooks18 - Chapter 18 - A Crooked Finger. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>786falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-chapter-19-a-second-flight-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186072This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186072Wed, 27 May 2026 14:12:03 +0000AudioBooks19 - Chapter 19 - A Second Flight. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>771falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-chapter-20-the-tally-stick-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186573This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186573Wed, 27 May 2026 14:33:58 +0000AudioBooks20 - Chapter 20 - The Tally Stick. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>940falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-chapter-21-a-protector-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186583This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186583Wed, 27 May 2026 14:35:33 +0000AudioBooks21 - Chapter 21 - A Protector. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences....This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>887falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-chapter-22-holy-austin-rock-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186640This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186640Wed, 27 May 2026 14:40:12 +0000AudioBooks22 - Chapter 22 - Holy Austin Rock. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>838falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-chapter-23-meg-a-fox-hole-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186651This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186651Wed, 27 May 2026 14:41:46 +0000AudioBooks23 - Chapter 23 - Meg-A-Fox Hole. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-chapter-24-at-the-rock-foot-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186662This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186662Wed, 27 May 2026 14:43:20 +0000AudioBooks24 - Chapter 24 - At The Rock Foot. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>982falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-chapter-25-nan-farewell-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186682This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186682Wed, 27 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000AudioBooks25 - Chapter 25 - Nan, Farewell! Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>664falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-chapter-26-the-crooked-finger-again-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186691This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186691Wed, 27 May 2026 14:46:44 +0000AudioBooks26 - Chapter 26 - The Crooked Finger Again. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>1110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-appendix-burning-for-petty-treason-bladys-of-the-stewponey-by-sabine-baring-gould--72186713This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186713Wed, 27 May 2026 14:49:00 +0000AudioBooks27 - Appendix - Burning for Petty Treason. Bladys of the Stewponey by Sabine Baring-Gould.   This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for...This story is set in England in the days when women were regarded as having a low status, highwaymen and murder were common and people were executed for trivial offences.  
The novel is based on two historical events:  
The first of these was the last public execution by burning in England which took place in Shrewsbury in 1789. The horror of the scene is graphically enhanced by the description of the tolling bell:  
"St Mary's bell boomed, sending throbs of sound overhead that beat against the walls of the house in one street, and came back muffled in recoil."  
The second event was where a young lady had to endure the shame of being the prize at a bowling contest. This is described as follows:  
"O yes! O yes! O yes! This is to give notice that this 'ere evening, at six o'clock, at Stewponey, there will be a grand champion match at bowls on the green. The prize to be Bladys Rea, commonly called Stewponey Bla. Admittance one shilling. 'Arf-a-crown inner ring, and ticket admits to the 'oly function, by kind permission of the proprietor, in the Chapel of Stourton Castle. At six o'clock per-cise. No 'arf-price. Children and dogs not admitted."   
The heroine of the novel, Bladys Rea, of Spanish extraction, has to undergo a mock marriage under duress, performs an act of kindness to a woman sentenced to death and is later falsely accused and tried for murder herself. ]]>456falsefull