Next came, in the year 1840, _The Fatal Vow; a Tragedy in Three Acts_; on the title-page of which is found a dedication--‘To Jane Tucker; the Mother who in the bloom of youth and beauty devoted herself to her children, and whose tender care can never by them be repaid.’ The play was written in less than two months; its scene being laid in Arabia, while the characters are of Arabian nationality. It is an ambitious and spirited effort for a girl under twenty.