Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 288 Roughead, William 1870 1952 Trial of Mary Blandy E-text prepared by Beth Trapaga and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Trial of Mary Blandy" by William Roughead is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the infamous trial of Mary Blandy, a woman accused of poisoning her father, Francis Blandy, through the use of arsenic-laced love potions and other dubious means. Roughead delves into the complex narrative of accusations, societal expectations, and the darker elements of human relationships, particularly exploring the influence of Captain William Henry Cranstoun, her alleged lover, and accomplice. The opening of the work sets the stage for Mary's story, providing a detailed context of her upbringing and relationship with her father, who was a respectable attorney in Henley-upon-Thames. Following a series of ominous events, including the death of her mother and a tumultuous engagement with Cranstoun, the narrative contrasts the idyllic life Mary once lived with her tragic fall into suspicion and crime. The preface details Roughead's motivations for detailing the trial, emphasizing both the intricacies of the legal proceedings and the societal implications of Mary's actions, positioning her as a controversial figure within a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Blandy, Mary, 1720-1752 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Murder) -- Great Britain Trials (Poisoning) -- Great Britain KD Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology 609288 2025-06-05T10:47:45.823047 text/html 612626 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 339408 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430703 2025-06-05T10:47:55.367021 application/epub+zip 438546 2025-06-05T10:47:48.241041 application/epub+zip 290924 2025-06-05T10:47:46.808065 application/epub+zip 656062 2025-06-05T10:48:00.601007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636694 2025-06-05T10:47:54.422985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470557 2022-08-06T15:19:32.962449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575540 2025-06-05T10:47:44.245021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 575223 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209579 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 575217 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209533 2020-12-15T02:45:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21515 2025-06-05T10:48:00.758939 application/rdf+xml 12607 2025-06-05T10:47:47.423018 image/jpeg 3432 2025-06-05T10:47:47.132008 image/jpeg 6148 2004-06-15T01:34:02 application/octet-stream 407065 2025-06-05T10:47:45.899040 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia