Bigamy, bankruptcy, war and divorce : the tangled life of a Toddington landlady
Hart, Richard, 1951-2019
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A bundle of passionate but unclaimed love letters written a century ago and found in a London bank vault have led to the uncovering of an extraordinary story. Research has revealed the adventures of a spirited young woman who by the standards of the time, or perhaps any time, behaved scandalously. Yet she managed to avoid disgrace, get her man, and go on to lead a respectable life. At first sight Ellen Nelsen's behaviour appears shocking. Among other misdeeds she appears to have been bigamously married twice. Given her circumstances, however, her survival is a triumph of fortitude over betrayal.
Main title:
Bigamy, bankruptcy, war and divorce : the tangled life of a Toddington landlady / Richard Hart, Paul Brown.
Author:
Hart, Richard, 1951-, authorBrown, Paul, 1947 June 20-, author
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2019.
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780750991452 (pbk)9780750991841 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
941'.082'092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
389231