Murder, Magic, Madness: The Victorian Trials of Dove and the Wizard

by Owen Davies

In 1856 William Dove, a young tenant farmer, was tried and executed for the poisoning of his wife Harriet. The trial might have been a straightforward case of homicide, but because Dove became involved with Henry Harrison, a Leeds wizard, and demonstrated through his actions and words a strong belief in magic and the powers of the devil, considerable effort was made to establish whether these beliefs were symptomatic of insanity. It seems that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582894131
• ISBN13: 9780582894136
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.4"