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Murder in Victorian Scotland : the trial of Madeleine Smith / Douglas MacGowan.
Van Pelt Library HV6535.G5 S35 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacGowan, Douglas, 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Madeleine, 1835-1928.
- Smith, Madeleine.
- Murder--Scotland--History--19th century.
- Murder.
- Trials (Murder)--Scotland--History--19th century.
- Trials (Murder).
- Poisoning--Scotland--Case studies.
- Poisoning.
- History.
- Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 170 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
- Summary:
- A new look at the life and 1857 trial of Madeleine Smith, the young Scottish woman accused of poisoning an undesired suitor, this book uses analyses of Smith's correspondence with the victim and her trial testimony to reveal much about Victorian society, Scottish law, and the woman who received the nebulous verdict of "not proven."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275964310
- OCLC:
- 40716052
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