Audiobook59 minutes
Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner
Written by William Le Queux
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
William Le Queux (1864 - 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer, diplomat, traveller, flying buff and wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available.
He was phenomenally successful as a novelist and short story writer, and many of his tales are based on his own exploits, albeit vastly exaggerated. He is widely recongnized as one of the first creators of the spy story genre, in which his diplomatic background, familiarity with European high society and his interest in technology combined to create a rich tapestry for his intrigues.
Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner is Le Queux's account of the case of the famous poisoner, Hawley Harvey Crippen, whom he himself claimed to have met personally on several occasions. Crippen, to escape the bondage of an unhappy marriage and because he had fallen in love with another woman, Ethel Le Neve, murdered and dissected his wife and escaped with his lover in disguise, sparking a transatlantic hue and cry.
He was phenomenally successful as a novelist and short story writer, and many of his tales are based on his own exploits, albeit vastly exaggerated. He is widely recongnized as one of the first creators of the spy story genre, in which his diplomatic background, familiarity with European high society and his interest in technology combined to create a rich tapestry for his intrigues.
Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner is Le Queux's account of the case of the famous poisoner, Hawley Harvey Crippen, whom he himself claimed to have met personally on several occasions. Crippen, to escape the bondage of an unhappy marriage and because he had fallen in love with another woman, Ethel Le Neve, murdered and dissected his wife and escaped with his lover in disguise, sparking a transatlantic hue and cry.
Author
William Le Queux
William LeQueux (1864–1927) was an Anglo-French journalist, novelist, and diplomat. Born in London and educated in Paris, he wrote for French newspapers before going on to publish his own mysteries and thrillers.
More audiobooks from William Le Queux
Landru, the Bluebeard of France Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Spy Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner
Related audiobooks
Copycat Killers Volume 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrossways Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSwimming with Horses Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Waslene and the Forest Godmother Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Over Our Heads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Suburban Fairy Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sociopaths Puppet: A Harrowing True Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShelter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chaste Mimosa: The Psychology of Plants Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo Thoroughfare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwo Sides of a Question Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Exploits of Juve Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpirit of the Eagle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhere Dogs Go To LIVE!: Inspiring Stories of Hospice Dogs Living in the Moment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Crime of Bathsheba Spooner: Mysteries in the Air Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of a Thousand Candles (version 2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Grand Adventures Collection: For ages 7–11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBritish Columbiana: A Millennial in a Gold Rush Town Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn't Like Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCombined Maze Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Survivor's Journey: From Victim to Advocate Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Narrow River, Wide Sky: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fireside Reading of The Call of the Wild Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Real History of Thanksgiving Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Star-Child (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Own True Ghost Story (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildhood (version 2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
European History For You
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of American Cemeteries Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Hideous Progeny: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Professor and The Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The War on the West Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ghost Map Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: with Pearl and Sir Orfeo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Iron, Fire and Ice: The Real History that Inspired Game of Thrones Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Teutonic Knights: A Military History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Reformation: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews