The appearance of truth : the story of Elizabeth Canning and eighteenth-century narrative /
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| Author / Creator: | Moore, Judith, 1939- |
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| Imprint: | Newark [Del.] : University of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, c1994. |
| Description: | 278 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1718291 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Elizabeth Canning's Story
- 2. The Crime, First Version: Assault and Theft. Elizabeth Canning and Her Family. The Disappearance. Enfield Wash. Captivity and Escape. The Friends of Elizabeth Canning. The Prosecution and Trial of Mary Squires and Susannah Wells
- 3. The Crime, Second Version: Perjury. Sir Crisp Gascoyne and Mary Squires's Alibi. Sir Crisp Gascoyne, Virtue Hall, and the Goldsmiths. Canning's Supporters. Legal Maneuverings. The Trial of Elizabeth Canning: Prosecution. The Trial of Elizabeth Canning: Defense. Verdicts and Aftermaths
- 4. Writing Canning's Story. Contemporaries. Victorians. The Twentieth Century - I. The Twentieth Century - II. The Franchise Affair. Trends and Themes in Accounts of the Canning Case
- 5. Telling the Truth and Telling a Story: The Canning Case and Eighteenth-Century Narrative in Context
- Epilogue: Solving the Canning Case.
