Overview

The Toltec Cup was published in 1890 by A. C. Wheeler under the pseudonym of ""Nym Crinkle."" A tale of conspiracy and love triangles, the novel centers on a mysterious silver cup covered in hieroglyphs that goes missing just days after its owner's death. New York Police Inspector John Wilder grows suspicious when someone offers a huge reward for the cup's return. Wilder traces the reward to Colin Carteret, an artist engaged to the murdered man's daughter, who swears he did not know of the cup before the reward appeared in the newspaper. Together, the two men follow a trail of clues that lead them to New York City slums, a beautiful young woman named Manuella Castleton, and a syndicate that believes that the cup will lead to an extraordinary buried treasure. Contemporary readers will enjoy the novel's remarkable depictions of mid-nineteenth-century New York City. Roaming the Gas House District, the Bowery, Union Square, Harlem, and the Meatpacking District, The Toltec Cup explores a dynamic landscape and diverse peoples. This new edition revives a forgotten world for a new generation of readers.

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Author:   Nym Crinkle ,  Erick Kelemen
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438488882

ISBN 10:   1438488882
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   02 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"New Introduction Erick Kelemen Dedication 1. The Advertisement in the Herald 2. O'Reardon's Terrace 3. ""What is that Woman Afraid of?"" 4. John Wilder Stumbles on the First Fact 5. Wilder Stumbles on the First Clue 6. The Ghost in the Shrubbery 7. Mr. Seymour is Nonplussed 8. Therese Thibeaudeau's Story 9. Within an Inch of the Cup 10. Mr. Plonski Shakes Hands with Himself 11. ""'Twixt the Cup and the Lip"" 12. The Arrest of Manuella 13. A Return from the Dead 14. Mr. Plonski Outwits Wilder 15. Mr. Carteret becomes a Knight 16. It Must Be One of those Magical Cups 17. Off with the Old and on with the New 18. ""But What Did You Do with the Cup, Grandpa?"" 19. The Responsibilities of a Brother 20. Rosamond Goes into Art, too 21. Love Searches for the Cup 22. Miss Enniston has a Spasm 23. Carteret goes to the Opera 24. Love Tracks the Cup to the Silversmith's 25. Love in the Park 26. Mrs. Follen Sanger Gets a Shock 27. Rose Enniston Goes on the Warpath 28. A Premonition of the Riots 29. Love takes to the Country 30. The Abduction of Manuella 31. Carteret Starts in Search 32. The Descent into Hell 33. Mr. Manser Opens the Water Gate 34. Officer Wilder Reaches the End of His Rope 35. O, Colin, Colin, this is not like you 36. On the Edge of the Mystery 37. Captain Job Ackerman's Narrative 38. A Paper Hunt 39. Wilder Takes His Life in His Hands 40. Love Passes Under a Cloud 41. An Encounter in the Academy 42. McCune is Hunted like a Rat 43. Resolution Ends in Rhyme 44. Mr. Burton Takes a Hand 45. Plonski Falls into the Trap 46. Dr. Ferris Looks into a Heart 47. The Return of the Princess 48. Miramon Comes on the Scene 49. Love Ends in Despair 50. Just Before Easter 51. Love Opens a Correspondence 52. The Conspirators Disagree 53. Kiss and Make up 54. Mr. Stonybrook is Rejected 55. Sowing the Whirlwind 56. The Last Desperate Attempt 57. The Recovery of the Cup 58. Murder Most Foul 59. Hours of Terror and Dismay 60. Mr. Plonski's Final Triumph 61. Plonski Makes Off with the Cup 62. Love Lies Bleeding 63. Mr. Kleinbacker turns out to be a Good Angel Conclusion"

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Erick Kelemen is the author of Textual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction and has published on textual matters in early English literature in ELH: English Literary History, ANQ, and The Library. He has taught textual editing and criticism to undergraduate and graduate students at several colleges and universities, most recently at Fordham University.

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