Project Gutenberg 2018-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 135 Clergyman of Brunswick, Me. The Life and Death of Mrs. Maria Bickford A beautiful female, who was inhumanly murdered, in the moral and religious city of Boston, on the night of the 27th of October, 1845, by Albert J. Tirrell, her paramour, arrested on board the Ship Sultana, off New Orleans, December 6th Produced by Chuck Greif & The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "The Life and Death of Mrs. Maria Bickford" by Me. Clergyman of Brunswick is a tragic historical narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life of Maria Bickford, a young woman whose beauty and misfortune lead her to a series of disastrous choices, culminating in her brutal murder by her lover, Albert J. Tirrell. It explores themes of fate, moral decay, and the vulnerabilities of women in a patriarchal society. At the start of the book, we learn about Maria’s troubled beginnings, marked by dark omens and an unusual sensitivity towards the world around her. From her childhood in Maine, where she experiences a mix of innocence and unique spiritual awakenings, we see her awkward transition into young adulthood filled with dreams and an eagerness for growth. However, fate intervenes bleakly when she falls into the seductive traps laid by dangerous men, leading her through despair and seduction, ultimately resulting in her tragic death. The opening portion sets the stage for a powerful examination of her life, already hinting at the societal critiques that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bickford, Mary Ann, 1824-1845 Tirrell, Albert John, 1824-1880 Murder -- Massachusetts -- Boston KF Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 163331 2025-07-22T12:32:27.790090 text/html 159424 2021-01-24T15:44:54 text/html 443151 2025-07-22T12:32:31.377093 application/epub+zip 444338 2025-07-22T12:32:28.678127 application/epub+zip 128925 2025-07-22T12:32:28.185100 application/epub+zip 507652 2025-07-22T12:32:33.685091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487897 2025-07-22T12:32:30.967104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179044 2022-08-25T12:33:51.959759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144897 2025-07-22T12:32:27.510109 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144775 2018-02-06T11:00:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18535 2025-07-22T12:32:33.820054 application/rdf+xml 22894 2025-07-22T12:32:28.255090 image/jpeg 3508 2025-07-22T12:32:28.220106 image/jpeg 59166 2018-02-06T11:00:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 420996 2021-01-24T15:44:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 422888 2025-07-22T12:32:27.825111 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