Originally published at Lughnasa 1998. Henbane, whose botanical name is Hyoscyamus niger, is a member of the Solanaceae order of plants which includes such innocuous members as the humble potato and tomato but also highly poisonous and notorious ones such as belladonna, mandrake and the daturas.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. English: The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (Massacre de la Saint-BarthÃ©lemy in French) was a wave of Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots (French Protestants).
Transcript of Lamb to the Slaughter. The protagonist in the Lamb to the Slaughter is Mary Maloney. OmniscientâThe narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the character. Characters who do not change in the story: The events in the Story : Mr.Maloney arrives home and delivers some bad news to Mrs.Maloney.