Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Historical
| Author: | Rowland Hughes, Magdalen King-Hall | ISBN: | 9781909291379 |
| Publisher: | University Of Hertfordshire Press | Publication: | May 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University Of Hertfordshire Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rowland Hughes, Magdalen King-Hall |
| ISBN: | 9781909291379 |
| Publisher: | University Of Hertfordshire Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University Of Hertfordshire Press |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1944, Magdalen King-Hall's Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton is a historical novel set in late-seventeenth-century England. It tells the story of Barbara Skelton, a well-born young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who finds escape from the tedium of her life by leading a double life as a highway robber. Rich in historical detail and high on melodrama, the novel follows Barbara's infamous career of robbery, adultery and murder, without painting her entirely as a monster. Indeed, the novel's status as a bestseller owes much to King-Hall's sympathetic depiction of the frustrations of domestic life for an ambitious, intelligent woman with no means of self-expression.
First published in 1944, Magdalen King-Hall's Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton is a historical novel set in late-seventeenth-century England. It tells the story of Barbara Skelton, a well-born young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who finds escape from the tedium of her life by leading a double life as a highway robber. Rich in historical detail and high on melodrama, the novel follows Barbara's infamous career of robbery, adultery and murder, without painting her entirely as a monster. Indeed, the novel's status as a bestseller owes much to King-Hall's sympathetic depiction of the frustrations of domestic life for an ambitious, intelligent woman with no means of self-expression.
