They Hanged My Saintly Billy - Softcover
On 14 June 1856 after a scandalous and extremely high profile trial, Dr Wm Palmer was hung for the poisoning of his friend John Parsons Cook. The case was one of the most infamous of its time, and as the twelve-day trial proceeded, accusations of no less than fourteen murders came to light. Dr Palmer's reputation as one of England's most famed poisoners has become so widespread that his effigy now appears in Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors. But perhaps what was most scandalous of all was the way the Lord Chief Justice, the Attorney-General and the jury contrived against Palmer to secure a verdict of guilty as charged despite the conflicting evidence. A century after Palmer's public execution, Robert Graves revisits the case to determine what the evidence really says. They Hanged My Saintly Billy is Palmer's story, and a dramatic tale of murderous intrigue and betrayal. AUTHBIO: Robert Graves was a prolific writer and turned his hand to essays, translations, historical works, novels and short stories. During his lifetime he was known for his highly unorthodox and individual views, in particular on religion, but it was for his poetry that he most wished to be remembered. Ranked among the twelve poets of the Great War, Graves' verse is marked for its intensity and fervent passion.
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- PublisherHouse of Stratus
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0755106164
- ISBN 13 9780755106165
- BindingPaperback
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