Sentimental Murder: Love And Madness in the Eighteenth Century by John Brewer

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Here is an enduring tale with 'a heady combination of sex, murder and celebrity stalking': in April 1779 a young soldier, James Hackman, murdered the Earl of Sandwich's mistress be fore attempting suicide. John Brewer investigates the facts of the case and examines the great variety of interpretations of them - prurient, moralizing, gothic, political and romantic - in the ensuing centuries. This 2005 HarperPerennial Paperback is in very good condition. ISBN: 9780006552000 SKU: 1109306 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book. Show more