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Name: Flesh and the Devil
Author: Victoria Holt

Dr. Edward Pritchard was executed by hanging in Glasgow in 1865 for poisoning his wife and mother‑in‑law with antimony. This event was the last publicly witnessed execution in Scotland.

First publish date: 1950

Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Victoria Holt

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