Mrs. Maybrick's Own Story: My Fifteen Lost Years
A Woman's Fight for Justice in Victorian England: Triumph over Injustice and BetrayalBy Florence Elizabeth Maybrick
Length6h 48m
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In "Mrs. Maybrick's Own Story: My Fifteen Lost Years," Florence Elizabeth Maybrick provides a haunting yet compelling account of her tumultuous life, marked by scandal and legal tribulations. Written in a reflective and confessional style, the book meticulously details her wrongful conviction for the murder of her husband, James Maybrick. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of late Victorian England, a time when women's voices were often stifled and their agency questioned. By combining personal anecdotes with broader societal critiques, Maybrick's work not only illuminates her personal suffering but also serves as a commentary on the cultural limitations imposed on women of her time, making significant contributions to the literary context of gender and justice in literature. Florence Maybrick, born in 1862 in America and later residing in England, became a symbol of the struggle against oppression and the fight for truth. Her experiences as a woman accused of a crime, paired with her keen observational skills and determination to reclaim her narrative, catalyzed her decision to write this memoir. Through this work, she sought not only to vindicate herself but also to shed light on the injustices faced by women in the judicial system, influenced by her own trials and the public's fascination with her case. Readers seeking an authentic and gripping exploration of personal and societal challenges will find "Mrs. Maybrick's Own Story" indispensable. This memoir is not just a recounting of lost years; it is a resounding plea for understanding and justice. Maybrick's eloquent prose and incisive commentary will resonate with anyone interested in the intersections of gender, justice, and the literary legacy of the late 19th century.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sketch of My Ancestry
81Nervous Strain of Their Duties
2My Arrest
82Standing Orders for Warders
3A Prisoner in My Own House
83Crime a Mental Disease
4At Walton Jail
84Something Good in the Worst Criminal
5Alone
85Need of Further Prison Reform
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6The Coroner’s Inquest
86I Learn the Time When My Sentence Will Terminate
7A Plank for a Bed
87The Dawn of Liberty
8The Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury
88The Release
9The Doctors Disagree
89In Retreat at Truro
10Letters from Walton Jail
90I Come to America
11Lord Russell’s Opinion
91My Lost Years
12The Public Condemns Me Unheard
92PART TWO ANALYSIS OF THE MAYBRICK CASE
13The Injustice of Trying the Case at Liverpool
93Petitions for a Reprieve
14An Unexpected Verdict
94Illogical Position of Home Secretary
15The Judge’s Sentence
95New Evidence of Innocence Ignored
16In the Shadow of Death
96Lord Russell’s Letter
17Commutation of Sentence
97Efforts for Release
18Removal to Woking Prison
98Even New Evidence Superfluous
19The Convict Uniform
99The Doctors’ Doubt
20In Solitary Confinement
100Public Surprise at Verdict
21The Daily Routine
101Character of Jury
22The Exercise Hour
102The “Mad Judge”
23The Midday Meal
103Justice Stephen’s Biased Charge
24The Cruelty of Solitary Confinement
104Lord Russell’s Memorandum Quashed
25A Change of Cell
105Repeated Protests of Lord Russell
26Evils of the Silent System
106The American Official Petition
27Insanity and Nervous Breakdown of Prisoners
107Secretary Blaine’s Letter to Minister Lincoln
28Need of Separate Confinement for the Weak-Minded
108Henry W. Lucy on Lord Russell
29Reading an Insufficient Relaxation
109Lord Russell’s Conviction of Mrs. Maybrick’s Innocence
30My Sufferings from Cold and Insomnia
110Explanation of Attitude of Home Secretaries
31Medical Attendance
111Upholding the Justiciary
32Added Sufferings of the Delicately Nurtured
112Need of Court of Criminal Appeal
33How Criminals and Imbeciles are Made
113Opinion—Re F. E. Maybrick
34Routine
114Justice Stephen’s Misdirections
35Talk with the Chaplain
115Misdirection as to Mr. Maybrick’s Symptoms
36My Work in the Kitchen
116Misdirection as to Mrs. Maybrick’s Access to Poisons
37The Machine-made Menu
117Misdirection as to “Traces” of Arsenic
38Diet for Female Convicts
118Misdirection as to Arsenic in Solution
39Visitors to the Kitchen
119Mr. Clayton’s Experiments
40The “Homelike” Cell
120Misdirection as to Arsenic in Glycerin
41The Opiate of Acquiescence
121Misdirection as to Evidence of Physicians
42Visits of Prisoners’ Friends
122Misdirection as to Times When Arsenic May Have Been Administered
43My Mother’s Visits
123Misdirection as to Mrs. Maybrick’s Changing Medicine Bottles
44A Letter from Lord Russell
124Misdirection as to Administration With Intent to Kill
45Punished for Another’s Fault
125Exclusion of Prisoner’s Testimony
46Forms of Punishment
126Misdirection as to Identity of Meat-Juice Bottle
47The True Aim of Punishment
127Misdirection in Excluding Corroboration of Prisoner’s Statement
48The Evil of Collective Punishment
128Misdirections to Jury to Draw Illegal Inferences
49The Evil of Constant Supervision
129Misdirections Regarding the Medical Testimony
50Some Good Points of Convict Prisons
130Conflict of Medical Opinion
51My Sickness
131Misdirections as to Cause of Death
52Taken to the Infirmary
132Misdirection to Ignore Medical Testimony
53The Utter Desolation of a Sick Prisoner
133Misreception of Evidence
54Removal from Woking
134Cruel Misstatement by the Coroner
55New Insignia of Shame
135Medical Evidence for the Prosecution
56Arrival at Aylesbury Prison
136Maybrick Died a Natural Death
57A New Prison Régime
137The Chief Witness for the Prosecution
58The Board of Visitors
138Medical Evidence for Defense
59Regulations Concerning Letters and Visits
139A Toxicological Study
60A Visit from Lord Russell
140The Medical Weakness of the Prosecution
61Denied by the Secretary of State
141The Administration Of Arsenic
62Report of My Misconduct Refuted
142The Fly-paper Episode
63Need of a Court of Criminal Appeal
143How Mrs. Maybrick Accounts for The Fly-Papers
64Historic Examples of British Injustice
144Administration of Arsenic not Proved
65The Case of Adolf Beck
145Intent to Murder not Proved
66Dedication of New Chapel
146Absence of Concealment by Prisoner
67Influence of Religion upon Prisoners
147Some Important Deductions from Medical Testimony
68Suicide of a Prisoner
148Symptoms Due to Poisonous Drugs
69Tragedies in Prison
149Death from Natural Causes
70Moral Effect of Harsh Prison Regime
150Prosecution’s Deductions from Post-mortem Analysis Misleading
71Attacks of Levity
151Recapitulation Of Legal Points
72Self-Discipline
152Mrs. Maybrick’s Own Analysis Of The Meat-Juice Incident
73Need of Women Doctors and Inspectors
153From the Physicians of Liverpool
74Chastening Effect of Imprisonment on the Spirit
154From the Bars of Liverpool and London
75A Death-bed Incident
155From Citizens of Liverpool
76I am Set to Work in the Library
156Arsenic Sold to Maybrick by Druggist
77Newspapers Forbidden
157Arsenic Supplied to Maybrick by Manufacturing Chemist
78How Prisoners Learn of Great Events
158Depositions as to Mr. Maybrick’s Arsenic Habit
79Strict Discipline of Prison Officers
159Justice Stephen’s Retirement
80Their High Character
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