This book explores the social and cultural responses to infanticide and baby-farming in Victorian England, focusing particularly on the Torquay Murder of 1865 and the two women accused of committing the crime; Mary Jane Harris and Charlotte Winsor.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The Torquay Murder
1. A Separate Offence
2. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
3. Turning Queen's Evidence
4. The Prerogative of Mercy
5. Agents of Death
6. Penal Servitude for Life
Epilogue
Notes on Sources