viii, 318 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index SPL: Canadiana
Contents:
Acknowledgements Introduction: the murder of Mary Lane A vulnerable and isolated virtue A workhouse child, & you know what that is! Garden of the Lord A good and faithful servant My downfall One of the most atrocious crimes He fears not God, neither regards man I am guilty! In purple and fine linen Now I feel ashamed A man coldly impervious to the emotional When'er a wrong is done Novels, poems, and coon songs Duty to the public The interests of province, not party Come ye that are weary Aftermath Writing about Hilda Blake: a note on sources Notes Index
