
When the brother of a young man is brutally murdered, he is determined to find the killer and avenge his brother's death. He embarks on a journey of revenge, taking him to the dark and dangerous underworld of London. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, from the mysterious and powerful to the desperate and downtrodden. He discovers secrets and lies, and ultimately finds himself in a deadly confrontation with the killer. In the end, justice is served, but at a great cost.
By Thomas James Wise · First published 1913 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adventure · 619 words
I stood before my master's board, / The skinker's office plying; / The herald-men brought tidings then / That my brother was murdered lying.
I followed my lord unto his bed, / By his dearest down he laid him; / Then my courser out of the stall I led, / And with saddle and bit arrayed him.
The Brother Avenged is listed on Textopian as a short story by Thomas James Wise, dated 1913 CE.
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