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Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories - Princeton Legacy Library Barbara Gates
Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories - Princeton Legacy Library
Barbara Gates
When Viscount Castlereagh, leader of the House of Commons and architect of the Grand Alliance, committed suicide in 1822, the coroner's inquest could consider only two legal verdicts: insanity or self-murder. Public outrage greeted his burial in Westminster Abbey; the tradition lingered that a suicide's burial place be at a crossroads, with a stake
210 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 19, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691630397 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 13 mm · 567 g |
| Language | English |