Did she kill him? : a torrid true story of adultery, arsenic, and murder in Victorian England
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364.1523 Colquhoun
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419 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-361) and index.
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Bklst 10/15/2014
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"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: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumors of gambling and debt; and torrid 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 infidelity proof of murderous intentions? Was James' own habit of self-medicating to blame for his demise? 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?""--Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Colquhoun, K. (2014). Did she kill him?: a torrid true story of adultery, arsenic, and murder in Victorian England . Overlook Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-. 2014. Did She Kill Him?: A Torrid True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and Murder in Victorian England. New York, NY: Overlook Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-. Did She Kill Him?: A Torrid True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and Murder in Victorian England New York, NY: Overlook Press, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Colquhoun, Kate. Did She Kill Him?: A Torrid True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and Murder in Victorian England Overlook Press, 2014.

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