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Wainewright the Poisoner : The confession of Thomas Griffiths Wainewright--Regency author, painter, swindler, and probable murderer--brilliantly woven from historical fragments
Wainewright the Poisoner The confession of Thomas Griffiths WainewrightRegency author painter swindler and probable murdererbrilliantly woven from historical fragments
Author: Andrew Motion
In a time rich in unlikely characters, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794-1847) was one of the strangest of all. A painter, writer, well-known London dandy and friend of most of the major figures of the Romantic era (from Blake to Byron, from John Clare to John Keats, Lamb, De Quincey and Hazlitt), he was also almost certainly a murderer, possib...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375402098
ISBN-10: 0375402098
Publication Date: 6/13/2000
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
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