The disapperance of Maria Glenn
Clifford, Naomi2016
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Taunton, 1817. What seems a simple newspaper report of elopement gone wrong turns out to be a rollercoaster story of crime, coercion, illusory triumph, and fraudulent defeat. Barrister George Tuckett wakes to discover that his 16-year-old niece Maria Glenn, reputedly the heiress to West Indian sugar plantations, is missing. He discovers that she has been abducted by the Bowditches, a local farming family, who intend to force her to marry one of their sons. Maria is rescued and Tuckett starts investigating the crime himself, uncovering a complex and disturbing web of lies and impersonation. At a drama-filled trial that is the talk of the country, four people are sentenced to prison. When a cabal of powerful people in Taunton begin a campaign to destroy Maria's testimony, her supporters fall away and she is openly vilified.
Main title:
The disapperance of Maria Glenn / Naomi Clifford.
Author:
Clifford, Naomi, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2016.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473863309 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1091539
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