LEADER 03509oam 22006134a 450 001 9910821909903321 005 20190827040841.0 010 $a1-5261-3078-5 024 7 $a10.7765/9781526130785 035 $a(CKB)3810000000290561 035 $a(OCoLC)1085647557 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse72879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5405977 035 $a(DE-B1597)659464 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781526130785 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000290561 100 $a20130114d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe most remarkable woman in England$ePoison, celebrity and the trials of Beatrice Pace /$fby John Carter Wood 210 1$aManchester :$cManchester University Press,$d2012. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2020 210 4$dİ2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 269 p. :)$cill. ; 311 $a0-7190-8618-3 311 $a0-7190-8617-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-264) and index. 327 $aThe 'Fetter Hill mystery' : the strange death of Harry Pace -- 'Where there are so many cruel tongues' : investigations and accusations -- 'I cannot tell you, sir - I cannot tell you' : mysteries and circumstances -- 'Easing the burden of the tragic widow' : the making of 'Mrs Pace' -- 'Every wife in the country has opportunity' : the 'tragic widow' on trial -- 'The matter is dead' : a new life and some old shadows -- '18 years of hell' : gender, marriage and violence -- 'Unimaginable agonies and degradations and cruelties' : justice, politics and poverty -- 'The who have had trouble can sympathise with you' : Mrs Pace and her public. 330 $aThis book offers the first in-depth study of one of the most gripping trials of inter-war Britain, that of farmer's wife Beatrice Pace for the arsenic murder of her husband. A riveting tale from the golden age of press sensationalism, the book offers insights into the era's justice system, gender debates and celebrity culture. Based on extensive research, it locates the Pace saga in the vibrant world of 1920s press reporting and illuminates a forgotten chapter in the history of civil liberties by considering the debates the case raised about police powers and the legal system.Spanning settings from the Pace's lonely cottage in the Forest of Dean to the House of Commons and using sources ranging from meticulous detective reports to heartfelt admirers' letters, The most remarkable woman in England combines serious scholarship with vivid storytelling to bring to life the extraordinary lives of ordinary people between the wars. 606 $aTrials (Murder)$zEngland$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aHarry Pace trial. 610 $acelebrity culture. 610 $adramatic homicide trials. 610 $ainstitutional criticism. 610 $ainter-war Britain. 610 $alegal criticism. 610 $apolice investigation. 610 $apolitical criticism. 610 $apost-trial memoirs. 610 $apress sensationalism. 610 $asocial criticism. 615 0$aTrials (Murder)$xHistory 676 $a345.420252 700 $aWood$b J. Carter$g(John Carter),$f1970-$01646126 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821909903321 996 $aThe most remarkable woman in England$93992974 997 $aUNINA