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Story of a murder the wives, the mistress, and Dr. Crippen

Reexamines the infamous Crippen Murder through the perspectives of three women: Dr. Crippen's first wife Charlotte, his mistress Ethel, and Belle Elmore, whose death propelled the case, offering a fresh, multifaceted view of their lives and roles in a crime that captivated Edwardian society.

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Main Author: Rubenhold, Hallie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2025]
Subjects:
Crippen, Hawley Harvey, > 1862-1910.
Le Neve, Ethel, > 1883-1967.
Crippen, Cora, > -1910 > Death and burial.
Murder > England > London > History > 20th century.
Murderers > Great Britain.
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Summary:Reexamines the infamous Crippen Murder through the perspectives of three women: Dr. Crippen's first wife Charlotte, his mistress Ethel, and Belle Elmore, whose death propelled the case, offering a fresh, multifaceted view of their lives and roles in a crime that captivated Edwardian society.
Physical Description:xvi, 496 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593184615
Author Notes:Hallie Rubenhold is a bestselling author and Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize-winning social historian whose expertise lies in revealing stories of previously unknown women and episodes in history. As well as The Covent Garden Ladies, Rubenhold's works of nonfiction include the award-winning and national bestselling The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper and Lady Worsley's Whim, dramatized by the BBC as "The Scandalous Lady W." Her latest work of nonfiction, Story of a Murder , the story of the disappeared wives and partner of Dr. Crippen, is due to be published in 2025. She has also written two acclaimed novels, Mistress of My Fate and The French Lesson, which are feminist homages to the literary tropes of the eighteenth century . She lives in London with her husband. Meet her @HallieRubenhold.

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