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Alice Grey : alias Alice Christie, alias Anstasia Haggard, alias Mary Ann O'Brien, alias June Turean
Title
Alice Grey : alias Alice Christie, alias Anstasia Haggard, alias Mary Ann O'Brien, alias June Turean.
Publication
London : Published by J. Hogarth no. 5 Haymarket, [1855]
Physical Description
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 1 portrait ; 28 x 19 cm.
Local Notes
Lillian Goldman Law Library SSP Al42 1855 tall copy purchased from David M. Lesser in September 2024.
Notes
Caption title.
Imprint date from the bottom of the text: "The Times, November 1, 1855."
Anastasia is spelled as "Anstasia" in the caption title.
The text is printed in two columns on the recto only, with an oval albumen portrait of Alice Grey at the top.
Summary
"An early example of a 'mug shot' here used to try and discover various crimes that the imposter 'Alice Grey was thought to have committed. Alice Grey's name became something of universal title for any impostor by the 1860's and her activities also helped to foster a whole sub genre of nineteenth century sensation literature dwelling on imposters. She was caught by the police in November 1855 and tried at Wolverhampton but then acquitted of several crimes, she was immediately re-arrested and three months later at the Stafford assizes, was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to four years in prison."--Adapted from bookseller's description.
Variant and related titles
Corrected title: Alice Grey : alias Alice Christie, alias Anastasia Haggard, alias Mary Ann O'Brien, alias June Turean.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 14, 2024
Subjects
Genre/Form
Illustrated law - Portraits.
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