The Devil S Gentleman
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The Devil S Gentleman
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Author : Harold Schechter
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2008-09-30
The Devil S Gentleman written by Harold Schechter and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with True Crime categories.
From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter, whom The Boston Book Review hails as “America’s principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers,” comes the riveting exploration of a notorious, sensational New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an earlier age, and the explosively dramatic trial that became a tabloid sensation at the turn of the century. Death was by poison and came in the mail: A package of Bromo Seltzer had been anonymously sent to Harry Cornish, the popular athletic director of Manhattan’s elite Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Cornish barely survived swallowing a small dose; his cousin Mrs. Katherine Adams died in agony after ingesting the toxic brew. Scandal sheets owned by Hearst and Pulitzer eagerly jumped on this story of fatal high-society intrigue, speculating that the devious killer was a chemist, a woman, or “an effeminate man.” Forensic studies suggested cyanide as the cause of death; handwriting on the deadly package and the vestige of a label glued to the bottle pointed to a handsome, athletic society scamp, Roland Molineux. The wayward son of a revered Civil War general, Molineux had clashed bitterly with Cornish before. He had even furiously denounced Cornish when penning his resignation from the Knickerbocker Club, a letter that later proved a major clue. Bon vivant Molineux had recently wed the sensuous Blanche Chesebrough, an opera singer whose former lover, Henry Barnet, had also recently died . . . after taking medicine sent to him through the mail. Molineux’s subsequent indictment for murder led to two explosive trials, a sex-infused scandal that shocked the nation, and a lurid print-media circus that ended in madness and a proud family’s disgrace. In bold, brilliant strokes, Schechter captures all the colors of the tumultuous legal case, gathering his own evidence and tackling subjects no one dared address at the time–all in hopes of answering the tantalizing question: What powerfully dark motives could drive the wealthy scion of an eminent New York family to foul murder? Schechter vividly portrays the case’s fascinating cast of characters, including Julian Hawthorne, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, a prolific yellow journalist who covered the story, and proud General Edward Leslie Molineux, whose son’s ignoble deeds besmirched a dignified national hero’s final years. All the while Schechter brings alive Manhattan’s Gilded Age: a gaslit world of elegant town houses and hidden bordellos, chic restaurants and shabby opium dens, a city peopled by men and women fighting and losing the battle against urges an upright era had ordered suppressed. Superbly researched and powerfully written, The Devil’s Gentleman is an insightful, gripping work, a true-crime historian’s crowning achievement.
The Devil Is An English Gentleman
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Author : John Cournos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
The Devil Is An English Gentleman written by John Cournos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
The Gentleman
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Author : Forrest Leo
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-08-16
The Gentleman written by Forrest Leo and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with Fiction categories.
A funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse and Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil--then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her. When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, learns from his butler that they're broke, he marries the beautiful Vivien Lancaster for her money, only to find that his muse has abandoned him. Distraught and contemplating suicide, Savage accidentally conjures the Devil -- the polite "Gentleman" of the title -- who appears at one of the society parties Savage abhors. The two hit it off: the Devil talks about his home, where he employs Dante as a gardener; Savage lends him a volume of Tennyson. But when the party's over and Vivien has disappeared, the poet concludes in horror that he must have inadvertently sold his wife to the dark lord. Newly in love with Vivien, Savage plans a rescue mission to Hell that includes Simmons, the butler; Tompkins, the bookseller; Ashley Lancaster, swashbuckling Buddhist; Will Kensington, inventor of a flying machine; and Savage's spirited kid sister, Lizzie, freshly booted from boarding school for a "dalliance." Throughout, his cousin's quibbling footnotes to the text push the story into comedy nirvana. Lionel and his friends encounter trapdoors, duels, anarchist-fearing bobbies, the social pressure of not knowing enough about art history, and the poisonous wit of his poetical archenemy. Fresh, action-packed and very, very funny, The Gentleman is a giddy farce that recalls the masterful confections of P.G. Wodehouse and Hergé's beautifully detailed Tintin adventures.
The Devil Is A Gentleman
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Author : Phil Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Devil Is A Gentleman written by Phil Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Phil Baker examines Wheatley's friendship with a fraudster named Eric Gordon Tombe, and uncovers the full story of his 1922 murder. The author also explores Wheatley's relationships with occult figures such as Rollo Ahmed, Aleister Crowley and the Reverend Montague Summers.
The Devil Is An English Gentleman
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Author : John Cournos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
The Devil Is An English Gentleman written by John Cournos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Faith categories.
The Devil Is And Always Will Be A Gentleman
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Author : Chloe Mitchell Jp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-19
The Devil Is And Always Will Be A Gentleman written by Chloe Mitchell Jp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with categories.
High quality perfect bound Wonderful multi-purpose 120 pages notepad, journal or notebook Makes a unique gift Perfect size for carrying around, versatile uses Softback cover
The Devil Is A Gentleman
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Author : Juliette Pierce
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-10-15
The Devil Is A Gentleman written by Juliette Pierce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-15 with categories.
The Dangerous Gentleman
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Author : Julia London
language : en
Publisher: Dell
Release Date : 2009-01-16
The Dangerous Gentleman written by Julia London and has been published by Dell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-16 with Fiction categories.
With her trademark sensuality and dazzling storytelling, Julia London brings us the Rogues of Regent Street, three dashing, aristocratic gentlemen whose scandalous exploits are the talk of the town. Adrian Spence, Earl of Albright, has earned his notoriety on the dueling field, and in the finest drawing rooms—and boudoirs—of England. This is his story.... It was strictly business as Adrian Spence claimed the woman his brother desired. A hasty wedding, and Lilliana Dashell was his—sweet revenge on the father who disinherited him and the brother who let it happen. Their wedding night is a revelation as passionate, innocent Lilliana ignites fires Adrian tries desperately to deny. By day he is a stranger. By night he is the lover of her dreams, and she a shameless wanton in his arms. But Adrian is determined that no woman will ever possess him. And Lilliana knows that her only hope of taming this very dangerous gentleman is to unlock his deepest mysteries and open his shuttered heart to love....
The Devil Is A Gentleman
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Author : J. C. Hallman
language : en
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Release Date : 2006
The Devil Is A Gentleman written by J. C. Hallman and has been published by Random House Digital, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Cults categories.
A hundred years ago, the writer and philosopher William James wrote The Varieties of Religious Experience, a seminal work that has inspired generations of scholars and eccentrics alike. James’s book argues that the religious spirit in man is best understood through the study of its most extreme forms. Varieties was a watershed effort: a bestselling portrait of history’s pluralism and a defense of the spiritual quest, in all its guises, against the era’s increasingly secular sentiments. Today, with all the old tensions between skeptics and believers still in place, J. C. Hallman pays homage to James’s exploration of offbeat religious movements. But where James relied on the testimony and biographies of prophets and mystics, Hallman travels directly to some of America’s newest and most unusual religions, trekking from Druid circles in the mossy hills of northern California to the gleaming mother church of Scientology, from lurid satanic cellars in undisclosed locations to a professional-wrestling ministry in the fundamentalist heart of Texas. Along the way, he participates in a variety of rites and reports on a broad spectrum of beliefs. Eventually Hallman adopts James as his patron saint, spiritual adviser, and intellectual companion on the journey that will culminate in the creation of this book, a compelling combination of adventure and biography, spotted with hair-raising predicaments and rife with poignant portraits of unforgettable characters, including William James himself. The Devil Is a Gentlemanmaps the spiritual contours of modern American pluralism and examines the life and legacy of one of its most profound architects.
Eye On Savannah The Devil S Gentleman
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Author : Samantha Snavley
language : en
Publisher: Samantha Snavley
Release Date : 2021-02-01
Eye On Savannah The Devil S Gentleman written by Samantha Snavley and has been published by Samantha Snavley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-01 with Fiction categories.
Zoey, a Private Investigator, may have taken on more than she bargained for when she takes on a case that turns out to be part of a hidden cult. Working with a detective from Savannah's Police Department, she must find the kidnappers before they find her. Can she resist the attraction brewing between her and the detective until after they solve the case?