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Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain: The Story of Madeleine Smith

Hardback

Main Details

Title Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain: The Story of Madeleine Smith
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Eleanor Gordon
By (author) Gwyneth Nair
SeriesGender in History
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780719077685
ClassificationsDewey:364.1523092
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 21 August 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 colourful 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. -- .

Author Biography

Eleanor Gordon is Professor of Social and Gender History at the University of Glasgow Gwyneth Nair is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of the West of Scotland