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In 1857, Madeleine Smith, the daughter of a wealthy Glasgow architect, became the center of a sensational murder trial when her lover, Emile L'Angelier, an impoverished clerk from Jersey, died of arsenic poisoning. Author Nigel Morland reconstructs the case through Madeleine’s private letters, tracing a relationship from casual introduction to passion and rapid decline. Arrested on suspicion of murder, Smith faced the possibility that L'Angelier had blackmailed her with their correspondences. A jury ultimately found the evidence insufficient for a murder conviction. Morland concludes in his study—originally released in 1957 and now reissued—that Madeleine Smith was likely guilty. The book includes period illustrations and provides a detailed case study of Victorian crime and justice.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Nigel Morland
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