Front matter

Being a Series of Accounts of the Lives and Deeds of Notorious Women, Murderesses, Cheats, Cozeners, on whom Justice was Executed, and of others who, Accused of Crimes, were Acquitted at least in Law; Drawn from Authenticated Sources

TO RAFAEL SABATINI TO WHOSE VIRTUES AS AN AUTHOR AND AS A FRIEND THE WRITER WISHES HIS BOOK WERE WORTHIER OF DEDICATION

CONTENTS

I. — INTRODUCTORY

II. — A FAIR NECK FOR THE MAIDEN

III: — THE COUNTESS AND THE COZENER

IV: — A MODEL FOR MR HOGARTH

V: — ALMOST A LADY[27]

VI: — ARSENIC A LA BRETONNE

VII: — THE MERRY WIDOWS

INDEX

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