The Adventures of a Victorian Con Woman: The Life and Crimes of Mrs Gordon Baillie

by David Lassman and Mick Davis

The story of Mrs. Gordon Baillie is stranger than anything to be met with in the field of fiction.

Mrs. Gordon Baillie, known throughout her life as Annie, was born in the direst poverty in the small Scottish fishing town of Peterhead in 1848. Illegitimate and illiterate, her beauty and intelligence nevertheless enabled her to overcome her circumstances and become a charming and wealthy socialite living a life of luxury while raising money...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526764865
• ISBN13: 9781526764867
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"