Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton

Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton
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Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781909291379
ISBN-13 : 1909291374
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Book Synopsis Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton by : Rowland Hughes

Download or read book Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton written by Rowland Hughes and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1944, Magdalen King-Hall's Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton is a historical novel set in late-seventeenth-century England. It tells the story of Barbara Skelton, a well-born young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who finds escape from the tedium of her life by leading a double life as a highway robber. Rich in historical detail and high on melodrama, the novel follows Barbara's infamous career of robbery, adultery and murder, without painting her entirely as a monster. Indeed, the novel's status as a bestseller owes much to King-Hall's sympathetic depiction of the frustrations of domestic life for an ambitious, intelligent woman with no means of self-expression.


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