Gail Crane

The Murder of Anna Maria (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exmoor, 1858. In the isolated village of Simonsbath on Exmoor, the death of a six-year-old child by her father's hand shocked the small community. The story of Anna Maria Burgess and the Wheal Eliza mine has since taken its place among the myths and legends of Exmoor.

The story has been told many times and, as with any story that has been told and retold as this one has been over the years, there are conflicting accounts and differences of opinion. So what really happened? What is the true version?

With the help of parish records, newspaper archives, contemporary reports of the murder and of the trial, and Ancestry.com, I have tried to piece together an accurate picture of the events that led to the deaths of Anna Maria and of William Burgess.

There are still gaps, and it is not possible to verify all reports. Newspapers then, as now, were selective with the facts and each reporter put his own spin on the story.

When a story fires the imagination as this one did, there will always be errors and inconsistencies, so it is doubtful the whole truth of the matter will ever be known; but it is my hope that this account might come close to it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aller Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781739971687
• Artikelnr.: 67457073

Autorenporträt

Gail lives on Exmoor, one of the most beautiful places in the country, and she loves reading and writing about the rich history of the area. She also writes romance novels inspired by the glorious Exmoor coast and countryside.

For many years, she contributed short stories to magazines, several of which are now available as collections as ebooks and paperbacks.

She is proud to be a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Alliance of Independent Authors, and in 2014 she completed a BA degree with Open University, studying creative writing.

When she is not writing or reading, she enjoys walking and gardening and confesses to being addicted to coffee and crosswords.