Beadle's Dime Novels No. 69: Black Hollow

This is issue No. 698 of Beadle's Dime Novels, containing "Black Hollow; or, The Dragoon's Bride: A Tale of the Ramapo in 1779" by N.C. Iron. Set during the American Revolution in Orange County's Ramapo Valley, the story features Elsie Turner, a mysterious aged woman living isolated in Black Hollow—a remote glen rumored by superstitious locals to be a witch's domain, complete with tales of magical powers and supernatural agency. Amy Ward, a determined young woman, ventures through the dark gorge to Elsie's cabin and requests magical assistance to win the love of Captain Randolph Murray, a Continental cavalry officer encamped nearby. Elsie, decorated in scarlet and attended by her deformed but faithful servant Goblin, initially refuses sympathy but eventually agrees to listen. The narrative blends Gothic elements with Revolutionary War setting, depicting frontier life amid organized banditry and military occupation.