Sir Dominick's Bargain
by Rufus Woodward
The heir to a fortune squanders his inheritance on wine and gambling. Destitute and alone, he makes a desperate bargain with a strange gentleman he meets one midnight. For seven years he will have all the riches he craves. But what will become of him when seven years are done?Sheridan Le Fanu’s story of a man’s pact with the devil is retold in 14 poems by Rufus Woodward.The heir to a fortune squanders his inheritance on wine and gambling. Destitute and alone, he makes a desperate bargain with a strange gentleman he meets one midnight. For seven years he will have all the riches he craves. But what will become of him when seven years are done?Sheridan Le Fanu’s story of a man’s pact with the devil is retold in 14 poems by Rufus Woodward.Sir Dominick's Bargain is Chapbook number 1 from the Olgada Press