Robertson, W. Kenneth creator text New York Rutgers University 1976 monographic eng

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318 p. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1. ARSENIC AND MATRIMONY: The Cases of Marie Lafarge and Euphemie Lacoste 2. THE WAITING GAMES OF BRIDES-TO-BE: The Cases of Madeleine Smith and Angélina Lemoine 3. THE SINGULAR OUTCASTS: The Cases of Célestine Doudet and Constance Kent 4. THE NEW WOMEN: The Cases of Florence Bravo and Henriette Francey 5. SEX AND SHOPKEEPING: The Cases of Gabrielle Fenayrou and Adelaide Bartlett 6. POISON, REVOLVERS, AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD: The Cases of Florence Maybrick and Claire Reymond CONCLUSION: THE LADY KILLERS NOTES SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX / Kenneth W. Robertson English Victorian--Murderesses 364.1523 R5451 (hbk) 260507 20260507155247.0