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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... passion— England - History - 18th century - Case studies . I. Title : Murder of Martha Ray , mistress of the Fourth Earl of Sandwich . II . Title . HV6535.G72E545 2004 364.15'23'09421209033 — dc21 2003056242 ISBN 0-06-055975-6 ( pbk ...
... passion— England - History - 18th century - Case studies . I. Title : Murder of Martha Ray , mistress of the Fourth Earl of Sandwich . II . Title . HV6535.G72E545 2004 364.15'23'09421209033 — dc21 2003056242 ISBN 0-06-055975-6 ( pbk ...
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... were no less interest- ing . Some nights at Sandwich's dinner table , Martha found herself chatting with the naturalist Joseph Banks , with whom she shared a passion for birds, and Banks's colleague. 26 LOVE & MADNESS.
... were no less interest- ing . Some nights at Sandwich's dinner table , Martha found herself chatting with the naturalist Joseph Banks , with whom she shared a passion for birds, and Banks's colleague. 26 LOVE & MADNESS.
Tartalomjegyzék
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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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Love and Madness: The Murder of Martha Ray, Mistress of the Fourth Earl of ... Martin Levy Korlátozott előnézet - 2009 |
Love and Madness: The Murder of Martha Ray, Mistress of the Fourth Earl of ... M. J. Levy Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2004 |
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11. oldal - God, when they are sold, and all other matters collected, there will be nearly enough to settle our account. May Almighty God bless you and yours with comfort and happiness; and may you ever be a stranger to the pangs I now feel. May heaven protect my beloved woman, and forgive this act, which alone could relieve me from a world of misery I have long endured. Oh! if it should ever be in your power to do her any act of friendship, remember your faithful friend, J.
202. oldal - When the carriage was announced, and she was adjusting her dress, Mrs. Lewis happened to make some remark on a beautiful rose which Miss Ray wore in her bosom. Just as the words were uttered, the flower fell to the ground. She immediately stooped to regain it ; but as she picked it up, the red leaves scattered themselves on the carpet, and the stalk alone remained in her hands.
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