Mary Ann Cotton : Britain's first female serial killer

Wilson, David, 1957 April 23- author.

Daisy Sound Recording 2017

A criminology professor and former prison governor explores the life and crimes of this Victorian female serial killer. Born in 1832, Cotton has been relatively unknown, although she committed her murders years before Jack the Ripper's spree, and had more victims. She was hung in 1873 for poisoning her stepson. Television tie-in. 2012.

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (audio (8 hours, 2 minutes)) : sound ; 12 cm
digital DAISY
audio file Daisy

Target Audience Note:

Male narrator. NLS/BPH

Notes:

Full audio with structure
Includes bibliographical references
Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Narrated by: David Hartley-Margolin
Digital talking book. 2 levels and 48 navigation points. Digitally mastered
Recorded from: Sherfield on Loddon, Hook, Hampshire, UK : Waterside Press, 2012, ©2013. 9781904380917
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
2013 David Wilson

Contents:

Introduction : Searching for Mary Ann Cotton
Early days
Seaham Harbour, Sunderland and nursing
A death too far
A series of court appearances and a trial
An execution
Disappearing from view and becoming unseen

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2017993763

Control Number:

3180536

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Hartley-Margolin, David, narrator

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