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The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004

Class and Cruelty

by Allyson N. May ...

August 1781 saw the publication of a manual on fox hunting that would become a classic of its genre. Hugely popular in its own day, Peter Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting is often cited as marking the birth of modern hunting and continues to be quoted from affectionately today by the hunting fraternity. Less stressed is the fact that its subject was immediately controversial, and that a hostile ... Read more

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August 1781 saw the publication of a manual on fox hunting that would become a classic of its genre. Hugely popular in its own day, Peter Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting is often cited as marking the birth of modern hunting and continues to be quoted from affectionately today by the hunting fraternity. Less stressed is the fact that its subject was immediately controversial, and that a hostile
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Class, Servitude, and the Criminal Justice System in Early Victorian London

The Russell Murder

by Allyson N. May ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Modern British History
This volume draws on the recently discovered and extraordinarily rich scrapbook compiled by prosecuting solicitor Francis Hobler about the 1840 murder of Lord William Russell to consider public engagement with the issues raised from discovery of the murder itself through the ensuing legal processes.The murder of Russell by his valet François Benjamin Courvoisier was a cause célèbre in its own day ... Read more

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This volume draws on the recently discovered and extraordinarily rich scrapbook compiled by prosecuting solicitor Francis Hobler about the 1840 murder of Lord William Russell to consider public engagement with the issues raised from discovery of the murder itself through the ensuing legal processes.The murder of Russell by his valet François Benjamin Courvoisier was a cause célèbre in its own day
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The Bar and the Old Bailey, 1750-1850

by Allyson N. May ...

Series series Studies in Legal History
Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. In describing the rise of adversarialism, May ... Read more

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Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850. She charts the transformation of the legal process and the evolution of professional standards of conduct for the criminal bar through an examination of the working lives of the Old Bailey barristers of the period. In describing the rise of adversarialism, May
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Criminal Justice During the Long Eighteenth Century

Theatre, Representation and Emotion

Edited by David Lemmings, Allyson N. May ...

Series series Routledge Research in Early Modern History
This book applies three overlapping bodies of work to generate fresh approaches to the study of criminal justice in England and Ireland between 1660 and 1850. First, crime and justice are interpreted as elements of the "public sphere" of opinion about government. Second, "performativity" and speech act theory are considered in the context of the Anglo-Irish criminal trial, which was transformed ... Read more

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This book applies three overlapping bodies of work to generate fresh approaches to the study of criminal justice in England and Ireland between 1660 and 1850. First, crime and justice are interpreted as elements of the "public sphere" of opinion about government. Second, "performativity" and speech act theory are considered in the context of the Anglo-Irish criminal trial, which was transformed
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All the Little Houses

by May Cobb ...

Narrated by Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey ...

Series Audiobook 1 - All the Little Houses
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10 hours 17 min

"May Cobb’s most explosive book yet. And trust me, that’s saying a lot." — Jeneva Rose"Nobody does explosive and twisted like May Cobb does it." —Lisa JewellAdults can behave badly too...It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What she can’t get for ... Read more

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"May Cobb’s most explosive book yet. And trust me, that’s saying a lot." — Jeneva Rose"Nobody does explosive and twisted like May Cobb does it." —Lisa JewellAdults can behave badly too...It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What she can’t get for
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All the Little Secrets

A Novel

by May Cobb ...

Narrated by Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey, Devon Sorvari, Hillary Huber, Gary Tiedemann ...

Series Audiobook 2 - All the Little Houses
Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

The highly anticipated follow-up to All the Little HousesFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Hunting Wives (now a hit Netflix series) comes a deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to All the Little Houses, as the fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every margarita and through every pine-lined street down in Texas.Longview is a place quite familiar with social ... Read more

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The highly anticipated follow-up to All the Little HousesFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Hunting Wives (now a hit Netflix series) comes a deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to All the Little Houses, as the fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every margarita and through every pine-lined street down in Texas.Longview is a place quite familiar with social
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Whiteout

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by Carola Lovering ...

Narrated by Karissa Vacker, Saskia Maarleveld ...

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11 hours 18 min

From the bestselling author of the Hulu sensation Tell Me Lies comes a gripping puzzle of a novel about the aftermath of a tragic accident and the fault lines it exposes in a seemingly perfect marriage.When you can’t remember the truth, who tells your story?June Lyons has built a beautiful life in Aspen, Colorado, where she lives with her husband Shep and their young daughter Ivy. Shep is a ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of the Hulu sensation Tell Me Lies comes a gripping puzzle of a novel about the aftermath of a tragic accident and the fault lines it exposes in a seemingly perfect marriage.When you can’t remember the truth, who tells your story?June Lyons has built a beautiful life in Aspen, Colorado, where she lives with her husband Shep and their young daughter Ivy. Shep is a
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Call Off the Dark

A Novel

by Hallie Shepherd ...

Narrated by Brittany Pressley ...

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10 hours 30 min

"After her husband's murder, Helen quickly remarries and moves off grid to become a tradwife. Her trauma deepens when a stranger arrives. A twisty genre-bender." —People“My favorite kind of thriller: so moving about true love and the aftermath of loss, and at the same time, twisty, confounding and impossible to put down.” —Clare Leslie Hall, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Broken CountryA ... Read more

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"After her husband's murder, Helen quickly remarries and moves off grid to become a tradwife. Her trauma deepens when a stranger arrives. A twisty genre-bender." —People“My favorite kind of thriller: so moving about true love and the aftermath of loss, and at the same time, twisty, confounding and impossible to put down.” —Clare Leslie Hall, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Broken CountryA
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Promise Me Never

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by Liv Constantine ...

Narrated by Suzanne Elise Freeman, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Scott Brick, Alex McKenna ...

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7 hours 21 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his remote house in the woods, uncovers terrifying secrets.Aspiring writer Savannah’s scheme to meet superstar horror novelist Bennett Bryson turns out better than she ever imagined: not only ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his remote house in the woods, uncovers terrifying secrets.Aspiring writer Savannah’s scheme to meet superstar horror novelist Bennett Bryson turns out better than she ever imagined: not only
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A Likeable Woman

by May Cobb ...

Narrated by Amanda Stribling ...

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11 hours

**Named A Most Anticipated Thriller of Summer 2023 by Oprah Daily ∙ Buzzfeed ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ PureWow ∙ CrimeReads ∙ and more!Kira’s back in her affluent hometown for the first time in years and determined to unravel the secrets of her mother’s death—hidden in the unpublished memoir she left behind—even if it kills her. . .from the bestselling author of The Hunting Wives.**After her ... Read more

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**Named A Most Anticipated Thriller of Summer 2023 by Oprah Daily ∙ Buzzfeed ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ PureWow ∙ CrimeReads ∙ and more!Kira’s back in her affluent hometown for the first time in years and determined to unravel the secrets of her mother’s death—hidden in the unpublished memoir she left behind—even if it kills her. . .from the bestselling author of The Hunting Wives.**After her
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The Hollywood Assistant

by May Cobb ...

Narrated by Brittany Wilkerson ...

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12 hours 7 min

**Named a Most Anticipated Read of 2024 by Zibby Media ∙ Jordy’s Book Club ∙ Novel Suspects ∙ The Nerd Daily ∙ Pure Wow ∙ She Reads ∙ and more!Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and his actress wife, an insecure woman becomes their personal assistant where their secrets and lies place her in the crosshairs of a murder investigation…from the bestselling author of The Hunting ... Read more

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**Named a Most Anticipated Read of 2024 by Zibby Media ∙ Jordy’s Book Club ∙ Novel Suspects ∙ The Nerd Daily ∙ Pure Wow ∙ She Reads ∙ and more!Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and his actress wife, an insecure woman becomes their personal assistant where their secrets and lies place her in the crosshairs of a murder investigation…from the bestselling author of The Hunting
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Adrift

A Novel

by Will Dean ...

Narrated by Emma Wilkes, Luke R Francis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

The author of the “master class in suspense” (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author) The Chamber returns with a “utterly tense and bone chilling” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) thriller about a family’s descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell.Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, move to an isolated canal boat with their fourteen ... Read more

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The author of the “master class in suspense” (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author) The Chamber returns with a “utterly tense and bone chilling” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) thriller about a family’s descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell.Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, move to an isolated canal boat with their fourteen
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