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The Love Letters of Mr. H. & Miss R. (1895)

by James Hackman Return to list Adopt this book

(New Valentine's title) When love turns deadly…In April 1779, James Hackman, in a fit of unrequited love, murdered Martha Ray, the mistress of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This novel brings to life an imagined correspondence between the two as inspired by the crime of passion that captured London’s attention 200 years ago.

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