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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baldwin, William P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
McDow, Thomas B.
Dawson, Sarah Morgan, > 1842-1909.
Dawson, Francis Warrington, > 1840-1889.
Dawson, Francis Warrington, > 1840-1889 > Fiction.
Dawson, Sarah Morgan, > 1842-1909 > Fiction.
McDow, Thomas B. > Fiction.
Murderers.
Murder victims.
Journalists > Crimes against.
FICTION > Historical.
FICTION > General.
Meurtriers > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Victimes d'homicide > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Journalistes > Crimes contre > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Murderers > Fiction.
Murder victims > Fiction.
Journalists > Crimes against > Fiction.
South Carolina > Charleston.
Charleston (S.C.) > Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9781611175585

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