Death and a maiden : infanticide and the tragical history of Grethe Schmidt / William David Myers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myers, William David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • In Brunswick, near Hannover City
  • Anatomy of a crime
  • A girl, purportedly a maiden
  • Family values
  • Common repute, women and neighbors
  • Corpus delicti
  • Knowledgeable women, the midwive's tale
  • Legal maneuvering and the question of torture
  • Terror, torture, and Grethe Schmidt
  • Case for a defense
  • Not even a sow, the case for Grethe
  • The thick wilderness of lies
  • The way to a confession
  • "Even to the devil himself"
  • Conclusion: many vigorous enemies.