Madeleine Smith on Trial: A Glasgow Murder and the Young Woman Too Respectable to Convict

by Brian Jenkins

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In 1855, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith began a flirtation with Pierre L'Angelier, a handsome clerk--for her a mere diversion. But L'Angelier sought social mobility. Their class disparity gave her control of the intrigue but when the relationship turned sexual, the power imbalance shifted.

The Scots recognized irregular unions in certain cases. L'Angelier considered Smith his wife, a part she at first discreetly played. When he...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1476678405

ISBN13:9781476678405

Release Date:June 2019

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:237 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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