Did She Kill Him?: A Torrid True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and Murder in Victorian England

Colquhoun, Kate

ISBN 10: 146830934X / ISBN 13: 9781468309348

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 2014

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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.7.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Did She Kill Him?: A Torrid True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and Murder in Victorian England
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146830934X
• ISBN 13: 9781468309348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.7 pounds

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Synopsis

<div>The “Maybrick Mystery” had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumors of gambling and debt; and tor-rid mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of Victorian respectability, shocking and exciting the public in equal measure as they clambered to read the latest revelations of Florence’s past and glimpse her likeness in Madame Tussaud’s. Florence’s fate was fiercely debated in the courtroom, on the front pages of the newspapers and in parlours and backyards across the country. Did she poison her husband? Was her previous in-fidelity proof of murderous intentions? Was James’ own habit of self-medicating to blame for his de-mise? Historian Kate Colquhoun recounts an utterly absorbing tale of addiction, deception and adultery that keeps you asking to the very last page, “Did she kill him?”</div>

About the Authors

KATE COLQUHOUN is the author of Murder in the First-Class Carriage. Her previous works have been nominated for the Duff Cooper Prize, the Samuel Johnson Prize and the CWA Gold Dagger Award. She writes regularly for numerous publications, including the Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. She lives in London.

KATE COLQUHOUN is the author of Murder in the First-Class Carriage. Her previous works have been nominated for the Duff Cooper Prize, the Samuel Johnson Prize and the CWA Gold Dagger Award. She writes regularly for numerous publications, including the Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. She lives in London.