Love and Madness: The Murder of Martha Ray, Mistress of the Fourth Earl of SandwichHarper Collins, 2004. dec. 28. - 256 oldal On a spring evening in 1779, as she emerged from London's Covent Garden Theatre, a beautiful young woman was shot in the head at point-blank range by a man in a black suit. The brutal murder was even more shocking because of the victim's identity -- she was Martha Ray, live-in mistress to the Earl of Sandwich and devotee of the arts. The man accused of her murder was none other than James Hackman, a respected Anglican minister and Ray's former lover. The aftermath of the crime created an uproar in London high society, as aristocrats debated Hackman's motives. Had he intended to commit suicide, as he later claimed, but, in a moment of weakness, turned his gun on Ray instead? This riveting tale of a crime of passion re-creates the slaying and the clergyman's trial, which was the unrivaled media sensation of its time. |
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... never existed. Here I would like to acknowledge my debt to Croft in the matter of my title. I hope that his shade will forgive me for making use of it. h. love & madness one Why Vainly Seek to Flee? Love xiii A NOTE ON THE TITLE.
... never have hap- pened,” he said mysteriously, on his way to the bridewell.20 Remarkably, he then fell fast asleep.21. H. two Martha Ray never talked about her early life. When 14 & Love Madness.
... never talked about her early life. When curious acquaintances asked how she met the earl, she always changed the subject.1 She might have felt that Sandwich's station demanded a mistress of equal or near-equal origins, and unable to ...
... never felt before, till everybody was summoned by a signal to the opening of the performance. This always lasted till supper was on the table; after which catches and glees were renewed with the same hilarity as in the earlier part of ...
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Newgate Prison | 87 |
An Essay Inspired by James Hackmans Journey | 155 |
Letters by Sabrina and Cato | 161 |
Herbert Crofts Love and Madness | 169 |
NOTES | 201 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 219 |
INDEX | 233 |
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