Murder - Early works to 1800
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Lady Isabella's tragedy or, the step-mother's cruelty.
Date: [1760?]- E-books
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The divine avenger or, the fatal consequences of murder; exemplified in the following tragical relations: I. Of a Nobleman of Burgundy, who falling in Love with a Lady at Church, marries her; and living very happily, his Sister envies them, and contrives their Ruin by fomenting Jealousies betwixt them; which occasions a Duel betwixt him and another Gentleman; which not succeeding to her Wish, she poisons her Sister-in-Law, and then her Brother; for which she is tried, hang'd, burn'd, and her Ashes thrown into the Air. II. Of a Gentleman of Venice, who first by himself, and then by his Friend, sollicits the Love of a Lady of Milan. She falls desperately in Love with, and marries his Friend; which the Gentleman resenting, challenges, fights, and kills the Husband; in Revenge for which she employs two Ruffians to kill him; this being discover'd, she is hang'd, burnt, and her Ashes scatter'd in the Air. III. Of a French Nobleman, who falling in Love with a Farmer's Daughter, debauches her, and then causes her and her Infant to be murder'd, to make Way for his Preferment in Marriage to a Lady of a great Family and Fortune. His Villainy being discover'd, he is broke alive, and his Accomplices suffer the most ignominious Deaths. IV. Of a Gentleman and Lady of Valentia, who entertaining a mutual Love for each other, she to secure him her own, causes his Rival to be murder'd. They are married; but she giving him Cause of Jealousy, he murders her and her Paramour. This occasions a Duel between him and the Brother of her first Lover, in which he treacherously kills him; for which he is tried, confesses the formen Murder, and is executed. V. Of a Venetian, who murdered his Wife because she was old; for which he is tried and convicted on the Evidence of his own Daughter, and at last executed. Embellish'd with several curious copper-plate cuts adapted to the Work.
Date: [1738]- E-books
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A genuine account of Anne Whale and Sarah Pledge, who were tried and condemned at the assizes held at Horsham in the county of Sussex, before the right Honble Sir John Willes, Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, and Sir Thomas Denison, Knt, one of his Majesty's Justices, the 20th of July, 1752...
Date: [1752]- E-books
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Murder upon murder. Or an account of the barbarous execution. Committed on the body of Mr. Richard Waterman, butler to the Rt. Honourable E. of R-ss, ... the 22d. of this instant December 1725, ..
Date: [1725]- E-books
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Dreadful occurrence! Murder and suicide at Wigton. A most dreadful and distressing occurrence took place ... on Sunday the 20th of April. - Ann Graham, ... murdered two of her children by strangulation, ..
Date: [1800?]