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The Messalina of the Suburbs (Based on a True Story)
A post-WWI British legal drama of passion, poison, and the scandal that shocked 1920s EnglandBy E. M. Delafield
Length6h 32m
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Messalina of the Suburbs (Based on a True Story)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Messalina of the Suburbs (1924) - dedicated to Delafield's best friend 'Rose', (Dr Margaret Posthuma), is based on a famous murder case, in which Edith Thompson was convicted and hanged in 1923 as an accomplice of her lover Bywaters who attacked and killed her husband. Although she was certainly shocked and astonished by the attack, her letters to Bywaters describe her repeated attempts to poison her husband.
E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
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GenreTrue Crime
Length6 hrs 32 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 30, 2015
LanguageEnglish
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