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Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton
Magdalen King-Hall
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Paperback. The first critical edition of this 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. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 338.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Hertford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909291348
SKU
V9781909291348
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About Magdalen King-Hall
Rowland Hughes is a Principal Lecturer in English Literature and American Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. He has previously published work on American Literature, and on British and American film. Magdalen King-Hall (1904 – 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer.
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