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A Gentleman in Charleston and the Manner of His Death : A Novel /

Charleston newspaper editor Frank Dawson met his violent death on March 12, 1889, at the hands of his neighbor, a disreputable doctor who was attempting to seduce the Dawson family governess. Drawn from events surrounding this infamous episode, this novel pulls back the veil of a genteel society and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Baldwin, William P.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, [2005]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Charleston newspaper editor Frank Dawson met his violent death on March 12, 1889, at the hands of his neighbor, a disreputable doctor who was attempting to seduce the Dawson family governess. Drawn from events surrounding this infamous episode, this novel pulls back the veil of a genteel society and exposes a dark visage of anger and secret pain that no amount of imposed manners could restrain, and only love might eventually heal.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9781611175585