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viii, 326 pages : 23 cm On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. The victim was Mary Rogers, a captivating 20 year old cigar salesgirl, who inspired one of the great authors of a generation to write 'The Mystery of Marie Roget'. This book sets out to investigate this crime Includes bibliographical references and index HER DARK SMILE -- A gallant gay lothario -- I tremble for the consequences -- Left home on Sunday -- Very clever with his pen THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF SYBIL'S CAVE -- A person of chastity -- The dead house -- The sable divinity of night -- The committee of concerned citizens -- A most notorious scoundrel -- The lost hour -- Crackpots and gossipists -- The murder thicket THE FATAL SABBATH -- A somewhat wasted heart -- A wave of crimson -- A series of coincidences -- A mansion built on baby skulls -- The vanishing rowboat -- At variance with the truth THE LADY SLEEPS -- It may not be proper to record -- The imp of the perverse

Author

Stashower, Daniel

Publisher

Oneworld Publications

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781435686656

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction