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The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith

2021-09-01 True Crime
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Release : 2021-09-01
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Book Synopsis The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith by : Douglas MacGowan

Download or read book The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith written by Douglas MacGowan. This book was released on 2021-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the true story of Victorian Scotland's trial of the century. It was a case that rocked Victorian society. Emile L'Angelier was a working-class immigrant from the Channel Islands who began a clandestine affair with prominent Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith. Six weeks after Emile threatened to show Madeleine's father their passionate letters, on 23 March 1857, he was found dead from arsenic poisoning. The evidence against Madeleine seemed overwhelming as she went to trial for murdering her lover. Douglas MacGowan's vivid account reads by turns like a thriller, a love story and a courtroom drama. He quotes extensively from contemporary sources, notably the pathology reports, the trial testimony and the infamous correspondence between Madeleine and Emile, whose explicit content so shocked Victorian sensibilities. Ultimately it is up to the reader to judge Madeleine's guilt or innocence.

Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain

2010-03-15 History
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Release : 2010-03-15
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain by : Eleanor Gordon

Download or read book Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain written by Eleanor Gordon. This book was released on 2010-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the life of Madeleine Smith, who in 1857 was tried for poisoning her secret lover. As well as charting the course of this illicit relationship and Madeleine’s subsequent trial, the authors draw on a wide range of sources to pursue themes such as the nature of gender relations and the extent of women’s social and commercial activities, and to bring vividly to life the world of the mid-Victorian middle class.The book contains new discoveries about Madeleine’s long and colorful life after the trial which confirm the view that it is only in fiction that the bad end unhappily. The book will be of interest to academic social historians, but the fascination of its subject matter and the way in which much rich material is used to evoke a vivid sense of time and place, will also promote a wider interest among a more general readership.

Madeleine Smith on Trial

2019-06-21 True Crime
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Release : 2019-06-21
Genre : True Crime
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Book Synopsis Madeleine Smith on Trial by : Brian Jenkins

Download or read book Madeleine Smith on Trial written by Brian Jenkins. This book was released on 2019-06-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  In 1855, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith began a flirtation with Pierre L'Angelier, a handsome clerk--for her a mere diversion. But L'Angelier sought social mobility. Their class disparity gave her control of the intrigue but when the relationship turned sexual, the power imbalance shifted. The Scots recognized irregular unions in certain cases. L'Angelier considered Smith his wife, a part she at first discreetly played. When he refused to step aside and allow her a more socially acceptable marriage, his removal became necessary. Smith's sensational murder trial captivated both Britain and America. Despite compelling evidence of guilt, various factors led to her acquittal--her class and gender, the peculiarities of Scottish law--and many believed the case went to trial only because the Crown feared blatant confirmation that justice was not blind.

Trial of Madeleine Smith

1905 Trials (Murder)
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Release : 1905
Genre : Trials (Murder)
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Book Synopsis Trial of Madeleine Smith by : Madeleine Smith

Download or read book Trial of Madeleine Smith written by Madeleine Smith. This book was released on 1905. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Madeleine

2011-05-12 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2011-05-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Madeleine by : Kate McCann

Download or read book Madeleine written by Kate McCann. This book was released on 2011-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate McCann's personal account of the disappearance and continuing search for her daughter, revised and updated. 'The decision to publish this book has been very difficult, and taken with heavy hearts ... My reason for writing it is simple: to give an account of the truth ... Writing this memoir has entailed recording some very personal, intimate and emotional aspects of our lives. Sharing these with strangers does not come easily to me, but if I hadn't done so I would not have felt the book gave as full a picture as it is possible for me to give. As with every action we have taken over the last five years, it ultimately boils down to whether what we are doing could help us to find Madeleine. When the answer to that question is yes, or even possibly, our family can cope with anything ... Nothing is more important to us than finding our little girl.' -- Kate McCann 'A must-read' Sunday Express 'Kate's book blazes with the sheer visceral force of her love for her daughter' Daily Mail 'Deeply moving' Guardian

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