The Tenant of Emsworth Cottage A Lost Bronte Novel by Dub Nurk is an inquisitive and determined orphan raised by a depraved and vile preacher. Eventually he gets a job working as a typesetter for the noble Lord Emsworth of Emsworth Cottage. The unlikely couple rapidly succumb to a blossoming passion.
On the day of their wedding, a vindictive greengrocer escapes from the attic of Emsworth Cottage and starts a fire. Believing that Lord Emsworth is dead, Dub flees from the church and wanders the louring moors for days until he is rescued by a compassionate waiter.
However, although Lord Emsworth is blinded by the fire, he still breathes. Without Dub he becomes hateful and lewd. He turns to alcohol for comfort. The ghost of the greengrocer from the attic haunts him.
Meanwhile, thinking Lord Emsworth is dead, Dub accepts a marriage proposal from his saviour, the waiter. However, one night he believes he can hear Lord Emsworth calling, "Dub, where are you? Dub come home!" and he returns to Emsworth Cottage.
On Dub's return, he finds Lord Emsworth drunk and without sight. Mistaking him for the ghost of the vindictive greengrocer, he attacks him with a swords and Dub Nurk dies.
As he attends to the body, Lord Emsworth realises what he has done. Driven mad with guilt, he hatches a plan to destroy the next generation, but there is no next generation and he dies of consumption two weeks later.
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A Lost Bronte Novel
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Dub Nurk is an inquisitive and determined orphan raised by a depraved and vile preacher. Eventually he gets a job working as a typesetter for the noble Lord Emsworth of Emsworth Cottage. The unlikely couple rapidly succumb to a blossoming passion.
On the day of their wedding, a vindictive greengrocer escapes from the attic of Emsworth Cottage and starts a fire. Believing that Lord Emsworth is dead, Dub flees from the church and wanders the louring moors for days until he is rescued by a compassionate waiter.
However, although Lord Emsworth is blinded by the fire, he still breathes. Without Dub he becomes hateful and lewd. He turns to alcohol for comfort. The ghost of the greengrocer from the attic haunts him.
Meanwhile, thinking Lord Emsworth is dead, Dub accepts a marriage proposal from his saviour, the waiter. However, one night he believes he can hear Lord Emsworth calling, "Dub, where are you? Dub come home!" and he returns to Emsworth Cottage.
On Dub's return, he finds Lord Emsworth drunk and without sight. Mistaking him for the ghost of the vindictive greengrocer, he attacks him with a swords and Dub Nurk dies.
As he attends to the body, Lord Emsworth realises what he has done. Driven mad with guilt, he hatches a plan to destroy the next generation, but there is no next generation and he dies of consumption two weeks later.