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"Taking 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, the great divide between social classes, and the woman who received the nebulous verdict of "not proven." The verdict "not proven" is unique to Scotland: while allowing a defendant to go free, the verdict often carries a stigma.
Emile L'Angelier, the son of a working-class family, and Madeleine Smith, the daughter of a wealthy Glasgow family were never properly introduced; however, they carried on an illicit affair that would end in tragedy. The absence of a clear verdict in this murder trial rocked Victorian Scotland and England.
The story of the young girl who (presumably) poisoned her secret lover so that she could go forward with a family-arranged marriage would live on in print, on stage, and on the screen throughout the following century and a half."--BOOK JACKET.
"By analyzing the correspondence between Madeleine and Emile, the criminal trial testimony, and the pathology reports on Emile's body, Murder in Victorian Scotland gives the most complete picture to date of the events surrounding this infamous crime."--BOOK JACKET.
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Poisoning, History, Murder, Trials (Murder), Case studies, Smith, madeleine hamilton, 1835-1928Places
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Murder in Victorian Scotland: the trial of Madeleine Smith
1999, Praeger
in English
0275964310 9780275964313
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-168) and index.
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