Did she kill him? : a Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic
Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-2015
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Total copies: 2
In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. 'The Maybrick Mystery' had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumours of gambling and debt; and torrid mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of Victorian respectability, shocking and exciting the public in equal measure. 'Did She Kill Him?' is Kate Colquhoun's absorbing account of addiction, deception and adultery at the very heart of Victorian society.
Main title:
Did she kill him? : a Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic / Kate Colquhoun.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2015.
Collation:
419 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349138565 (pbk)0349138567 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1523 COL364.1523
LC class:
HV6535.G4
Language:
English
Subject:
Maybrick, Florence Elizabeth, 1862-1941 -- Trials, litigation, etcMaybrick, James, 1838-1889 -- Death and burialMurder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryPoisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryTrials (Murder) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryTrials (Poisoning) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryCrimeCrime
BRN:
270793