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Wainwright the Poisoner by Andrew Motion - Used Book - Hardcover - 2000 - from Old Goat Books and Biblio.com

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This biography of Thomas Wainewright, Romantic criminal extraordinaire, assumes the form of a supposed memoir. Wainewright's refutation of his guilt makes up the main text, while the blood and gore he denied letting are relegated to the meaty footnotes. Since Wainewright was charged on counts of fraud, the mock-memoir form this fun scholarly work takes is particularly appropriate. Motion, who was named Poet Laureate of England in 1999, received the 1993 Whitbread Prize for a previous biography.

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"A highly imaginative and effective blend of fact and fiction."

Wainwright the Poisoner

by Motion, Andrew

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Book description: New York: Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. NF./VG+. Scuffs, sticker remnants.. no. The confession of Thomas Griffiths Wainwright, Regency author, painter, swindler and probable murderer, woven from historical fragments. B+W plates. Heavy book may require more postage. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover

Bookseller: Old Goat Books (CA)
Bookseller Inventory #: 1032101
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: NF.
Jacket condition: VG+. Scuffs, sticker remnants.
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0375402098
ISBN 13: 9780375402098
Publisher: Knopf
Place: New York
Date published: 2000
Pages: 276 pages. pages.
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 x 1.25 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds

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