Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-355) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Arsenic and matrimony : the cases of Marie Lafarge and Euphémie Lacoste -- The waitng games of brides-to-be : the cases of Madeleine Smith and Angélina Lemoine -- The singular outcasts : the cases of Célestine Doudet and Constance Kent -- The new women: the cases of Florence Bravo and Henriette Francey -- Sex and shopkeeping : the cases of Gabrielle Fenayrou and Adelaide Bartlett -- Poison, revolvers, and the double standard : the cases of Florence Maybrick and Claire Reymond -- Conclusion : the lady killers.