Tác giả: Jenkins Brian Jenkins

? In 1855, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith began a flirtation with Pierre L’Angelier, a handsome clerk–for her a mere diversion. But L’Angelier sought social mobility. Their class disparity gave h …

? The alleged 1857 murder of a wealthy Bond Street dentist by Emma Cunningham, a mature widow he was believed to be sexually involved with, served to distract many New Yorkers from the deepening nati …