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WAKEFIELD TRIAL REPORT - The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield,
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WAKEFIELD TRIAL REPORT
The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield,
William Wakefield and Frances Wakefield, indicted with one Edward Thevenot, a Servant, for a Conspiracy, and for the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner, the only child and heiress of William Turner Esq... London: John Murray 1827.xv, 350p, 195mm, bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, wear at hinges and edges. Clippings loosely enclosed. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction, an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-yearold heiress Ellen Turner. The couple were married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner’s father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother, William, were convicted. Scarce. With the book plate of W.H. De Luen; Epsom Trust plate
The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield,
William Wakefield and Frances Wakefield, indicted with one Edward Thevenot, a Servant, for a Conspiracy, and for the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner, the only child and heiress of William Turner Esq... London: John Murray 1827.xv, 350p, 195mm, bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, wear at hinges and edges. Clippings loosely enclosed. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction, an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-yearold heiress Ellen Turner. The couple were married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner’s father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother, William, were convicted. Scarce. With the book plate of W.H. De Luen; Epsom Trust plate
