Angela Bourke

Broschiertes Buch

The Burning of Bridget Cleary

A True Story

Beschreibung

When 26-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her cottage in rural Ireland in 1895, the townspeople claimed she was "away with the fairies". But the real Bridget was lying in a shallow grave after being burned to death by her husband and nine of his friends and neighbors. This true story is a fascinating account of a harrowing murder that would become an international scandal. of photos.

Autor

Angela Bourke is senior lecturer in Irish at University College, Dublin. She has been a visiting professor at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota and writes, lectures, and broadcasts on Irish oral tradition and literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780141002026
• ISBN-10: 0141002026
• Artikelnr.: 21472458