Interesting and disturbing slice of Victorian history and life about how a married woman's diary recording a possible love affair with a married man not her husband got her on trail for adultery. The author tells the story in compelling fashion. Women can only let out a huge sigh of relief that...
Like KS’s previous book The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - similarly memorable - this one shapes an entirely factual story so skillfully that it acquires most of the qualities of literary fiction. It’s a meticulous, compelling account of a sensational mid-19th century divorce case in England and the ...
In the Old Bailey, Charles Gill QC continued to make the case against Robert Coombes and John Fox. He called PC Twort to the witness box. The constable described the events of Wednesday 17 July and read out Robert’s confession to murder. In reply to questions from Robert’s counsel, he confirmed t...