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The countess a novel

1611 Hungary. Countess Erzsébet Báthory (aka the Blood Countess), being walled into a castle tower as punishment for the murder of dozens of women and girls, begins writing her life story as an exposé of the many betrayals that have brought about this--as she sees it--outrageous and unjust impris...

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Main Author: Johns, Rebecca, 1971-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Báthory, Erzsébet, > 1560-1614 > Fiction.
Countesses > Fiction.
Women serial murderers > Fiction.
Nobility > Hungary > Fiction.
Hungary > History > 17th century > Fiction.
Biographical fiction > Hungary.
Historical fiction > Hungary.
Summary: 1611 Hungary. Countess Erzsébet Báthory (aka the Blood Countess), being walled into a castle tower as punishment for the murder of dozens of women and girls, begins writing her life story as an exposé of the many betrayals that have brought about this--as she sees it--outrageous and unjust imprisonment.
Physical Description: ix, 285 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780307588456
0307588459
Author Notes: REBECCA JOHNS is an assistant professor of English at DePaul University and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her first novel, Icebergs, was a finalist for the 2007 PEN/Hemingway Award.

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