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Sto caricando le informazioni... There Must be Evil: The Life and Murderous Career of Elizabeth Berry (2015)di Bernard Taylor
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is quite a short book, and a relatively light (given the subject matter), easy read. Elizabeth Berry was hanged at the age of 31, for the murder of her eleven-year-old daughter. An inquest also found her guilty of murdering her mother - it's possible that she also murdered her husband and both of her other children, all by poison. This books is written in a rather sensational style, and includes details (e.g. weather, what people were thinking) that I doubt was available in the historical record. However, it does make the read go faster - more like a thriller than non-fiction. I don't know how good the author's research was, but if his quotes and other facts are even mostly correct, then this is actually a pretty good book for someone who either a) wants to know more about Elizabeth Berry or b) wants an easy-reading introduction to Victorian murder cases. In some ways, what's just as interesting as the main 'story' about Berry herself (and putting together what might be a modern psychiatric diagnosis), is the surrounding detail about the social setting which provided the circumstances for the crime: the custom of insuring children's lives (to pay the funeral expenses); the relative ease of - at that time - getting away with murder-by-poison due to lack of forensic scientific knowledge; the lack of a social security system meaning that even without an insurance payout, getting rid of a child would at least remove a financial burden. There isn't any real depth here - but if you're looking for an interesting, fast-moving read that doesn't require much in the way of intellectual effort, it's a good read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In 1887, Elizabeth Berry, an attractive young nurse from the grim Oldham workhouse, found notoriety throughout the nation after the death of her daughter, perceived by many to be the cruellest of murders-performed with an ice-cold callousness that was almost beyond belief. There were many who protested her innocence in the affair, but there were also suspicions surrounding another death related to the nurse- that of her mother. Suddenly Elizabeth Berry's dark story began appearing darker still. Was she in fact a coldblooded serial killer? In his new book, celebrated crime author, Bernard Taylor, investigates the disturbing life of a woman who lived during an era obsessed with the exploits of murderers and witnessing the emergence of forensic science. He takes a fresh look at the demise of Berry's husband and two other WC young children, deaths that for a long time were considered to be of natural causes. For the first time we discover the true story behind this infamous Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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By sally tarbox on 16 September 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
Quite an interesting read, looking at Victorian murderess Elizabeth Berry. Intelligent and with grand aspirations, she nonetheless was unable to escape her humble origins - from working in a mill, she became a nurse, but only in a workhouse. Her marriage to a relatively lowly man didn't provide the lifestyle she craved - and produced three children to boot.
The tale begins when Elizabeth - by now a widow, and with just one surviving child - is a senior nurse, and invites the 11 year old daughter to stay for a few days. After a few days fun, the girl becomes violently ill, her lips strangely blistered, and the doctors suspect poison...
Her late mother is exhumed as part of the investigation (Elizabeth received a large insurance payout on her equally sudden demise) and suspicions arose on her dead husband and other children...
A thrilling tale, just a tad repetitive during the court cases, where the often identical witness statements were repeated many times - the suspect's excuse for the deceased's burnt lips as caused be a citrus fruit she sucked, being put forth innumerable times. ( )