Trial of the Mannings

by Linda Stratmann

Book Overview

The crime of Frederick and Maria Manning in 1849 has all the elements of a classic; the brutal cold-blooded murder of a friend for money, the discovery of a buried decomposing corpse, the escape of the couple and dramatic pursuit and capture by the police. It was a national sensation which culminated in the last public double hanging of a husband and wife, an event which shocked Charles Dickens and played a part in the later abolition of public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914277198
• ISBN13: 9781914277191
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Mango Books
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"