Murder, magic, madness : the Victorian trials of Dove and the Wizard / / Owen Davies
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| Autore: |
Davies Owen <1969-, >
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| Titolo: |
Murder, magic, madness : the Victorian trials of Dove and the Wizard / / Owen Davies
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.1523092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Murder - England - History - 19th century |
| Witchcraft - England - History - 19th century | |
| Note generali: | "First published 2005 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p. verso. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Publishers' Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; 1 An inauspicious start in life; 2 A wizard's business; 3 Poisonous relations; 4 Dove in the dock; 5 Mad or bad?; 6 Fate; 7 Hunting Harrison down; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1856 William Dove, a young tenant farmer, was tried and executed for the poisoning of his wife Harriet. The trial might have been a straightforward case of homicide, but because Dove became involved with Henry Harrison, a Leeds wizard, and demonstrated through his actions and words a strong belief in magic and the powers of the devil, considerable effort was made to establish whether these beliefs were symptomatic of insanity. It seems that Dove murdered his wife to hasten a prediction made by Harrison that he would remarry a more attractive and wealthy woman. Dove employed Harrison to p |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Murder, magic, madness |
| ISBN: | 1-317-86755-6 |
| 1-315-83533-9 | |
| 1-317-86756-4 | |
| 1-281-38465-8 | |
| 9786611384654 | |
| 1-4082-1159-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828198303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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