Victorian murderesses : a true history of thirteen respectable French and English women accused of unspeakable crimes / Mary S. Hartman

Author:: Hartman, Mary S., 1941-
Published:: New York : Schocken Books, [1976]
Copyright Date:: ©1976
Physical Description:: 365 pages : portraits ; 22 cm

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Contents:

Introduction -- Arsenic and matrimony : the cases of Marie Lafarge and Euphémie Lacoste -- The waitng games of brides-to-be : the cases of Madeleine Smith and Angélina Lemoine -- The singular outcasts : the cases of Célestine Doudet and Constance Kent -- The new women: the cases of Florence Bravo and Henriette Francey -- Sex and shopkeeping : the cases of Gabrielle Fenayrou and Adelaide Bartlett -- Poison, revolvers, and the double standard : the cases of Florence Maybrick and Claire Reymond -- Conclusion : the lady killers.

Subject(s):

Female offenders—Great Britain—Case studies
Female offenders—France—Case studies
Murder—Great Britain—Case studies
Murder—France—Case studies
Women—History—19th century

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-355) and index.

Source of Acquisition:

Harrisburg copy: Gift and purchase of Alice Marshall; 1991.

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