James Curtis

Norman MacKenzie

Jeanne MacKenzie

Newspaper reports of the murder were "avidly" read by the English. Mr. J. Curtis of the London "Times" traveled to Polstead Heath, the scene of the murder. There he recorded the tangled alibis offered by William Corder, the actions of Maria Marten, the mystic dreams her stepmother offered, relating otherwise unknown details of the murder, the postmortem correspondence between Maria Marten and her father. Mr. Curtis also recorded the details of Corder's execution and the dissection of his body by medical students. Corder's manuscript was bound in skin removed from Corder's body for the purpose. -- revised from jacket flap copy.

Being an Authentic and Faithful History, with a Full Development of the Most Extraordinary Circumstances which Led to the Discovery of Her Body in the Red Barn. To which is Added the Trial of William Corder, with Anecdotes of His Life ..

The Murder of Maria Marten

Conviction

The year is 1814. The Allies have driven Napoleon's once-mighty armies back to Paris. Trapped, forced to abdicate after two decades of triumphant rule, the Emperor takes leave of his comrades-in-arms and sets sail for his new domain - the tiny, poverty-stricken, pestilential island of Elba. Yet within ten months Napoleon will enter Paris once again, at the heels of the fleeing Bourbon king, flushed with victory and cheered by the masses. The Escape From Elba tells the heroic story of Napoleon's exile and phoenix-like return. In this classic account, now republished in paperback, Norman MacKenzie chronicles this extraordinary year: the tense last hours of Napoleon's empire, his humiliating exile, his midnight escape and his whirlwind march over snowbound mountains to Grenoble where, in a dramatic confrontation with the French army, he became a reigning prince again. Described in vivid detail are Napoleon's adventures as the head of Elba. He brought society, splendour, organization and political intrigue to this run-down backwater. And he displayed on this small stage the many sides of his charismatic.

The Fall & Flight of Napoleon, 1814–1815

The Escape from Elba

A biography of the English writer known for his science fiction works.

A Biography

H. G. Wells

Norman Ian MacKenzie

Recounts how Napoleon was defeated, exiled to Elba, ruled that tiny island kingdom for a year, and managed to return to the continent and challenge, once again, the European powers

The Fall and Flight of Napoleon, 1814-1815

Secret Societies

Norman Hugh MacKenzie

Enhanced by rare photographs, this biography of the prolific Victorian novelist takes account of the many recently uncovered Dickens letters and the considerable research conducted over the last twenty-five years

Norman MacKenzie

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