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Did She Kill Him?
- A Victorian Tale of Deception, Adultery & Arsenic
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. The ‘Maybrick Mystery’ had all the makings of a sensation and cracked the varnish of Victorian respectability. Florence’s fate was fiercely debated on the front pages of the newspapers and in parlours and backyards across the country. Historian Kate Colquhoun recounts an utterly absorbing tale that keeps you asking to the very last minute, did she kill him?
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- Penny
- 14-09-15
Labours a bit on details of the 'crime'
This is a fascinating true story of Victorian morality. Florence Maybrick was convicted of killing her husband by arsenic poison in 1889, but there was always doubt surrounding the conviction. This is a long book and is more detailed than I would need, seeming to go over some aspects of the case multiple times. This was most evident in the hypocrisy towards female adultery, which was explored quite a number of times. I found the story fascinating and the narrator excellent.
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- Pat
- 24-05-23
Fabulous book almost ruined by narrator
This is a brilliant, detailed and well researched book but the narrator really has an impact on the enjoyment of it. The character voices are just not necessary and are really jarring, taking you out of the flow. Without the voices she would be brilliant. Any other audiobooks with this narrator would make me think twice. However, I did persevere because the story itself is excellent- the best telling of this tale I have experienced.
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- Kathryn
- 13-02-15
Really good listen
I enjoyed this book as I am an avid crime listener. The narrator made it interesting. A definite must read.
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- A.Connor
- 05-10-15
intrigued by the tale!
'enjoyed this immensely, the twists, turns & all the counter-intuitive bits & bobs in a 'did she do it?' tale.
Narration generally ok but a crazy habit of periodically lapsing into pantomime tones to signal 'blokes' parts, men who are central characters; embarrassingly not required & impacted on my listening.
'Recommend the story hugely - if you can tune out those kinda cartoonish elements.
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- Sally
- 27-05-15
Victorian hypocrisy exposed
Where does Did She Kill Him? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top third
What did you like best about this story?
The painstaking historical research
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The first chapters which described the events as they unfolded
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A true life Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Any additional comments?
The middle section was a little repetitive, but still an enjoyable listen
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- krissi
- 04-09-21
Good classic story
Very absorbing... Until the narrator starts putting on stupid voices, which all sound the same, gruff and menacing, and twice the volume... Apart from Mrs Maybrick who sounded about 5 years old. Absolutely ruined the book, how do these narrators get away with it.
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- L. Cox
- 12-02-18
Would have been five stars
But for Maggie Mash's irritating habit of emphasising a quote with a very different voice spoken with a space between each word. The book was well written, thoughtful and non sensational. The narration apart from the above mentioned beautifully read. Would recommend it but not quite whole heartedly.
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- Woolie
- 01-07-21
Familiar story well told.
The story, although familiar, was very well told, with relevant information about the historical and cultural context. The narrator was good, although I don't really like women deepening their voices for quotes from men (or vice versa).
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- Mayca Estevez
- 10-01-21
VERY ANNOYING NARRATOR
I am afraid I could not finish listening to this book in spite of finding the story very interesting. The narrator Maggie Mash while is telling the story is quite pleasant to listen to but when she has to do one of the characters' voices, she does it in such a grotesque way that you want to scream, she does it with all the characters that all sound like parodies of the big bad wolf, except when she does the protagonist giving her a stupid little girl's voice totally out of character of the personality she is portraying. For Goodness sakes, can you just speak normally?????
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- Dante
- 04-09-18
it is suuuper boring.
I regret the hours I've put into this. I've spent 6 out of 12 and I wish I could get them back.
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