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Did She Kill Him?
Did She Kill Him?: A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic | Kate Colquhoun
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: (…more)
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...What is clear is a mute, vacant despair and the apparently insurmountable divide between her and the male justice system.

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In books knew - letters were always getting lost or misdirected, destroyed, withheld or exploited. Many of Florence's own favourite novels emphasised the potential of letters to be the carriers or interceptors of deception: they had a destiny as well as a destination. If only she had decided to drop her own incriminating letter into the postbox herself.

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Did She Kill Him?: A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic

What is this book about? The title tells you all you need to know about that. I have no idea why this book only averages a 2-star rating on Goodreads. I thoroughly enjoyed this true crime story. One thing I learned for sure is that it was not a good idea to “follow the science“ in Victorian England.

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Wait! What? Oh, to live in Victorian times ....

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira 😮😅🤪🤩 4y
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No words ...

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TheBookkeepersApprentice
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About halfway through-such an interesting look at crime and how women were viewed in Victorian England.

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Chuquizuta
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Just started this one!! So far so good