In 1856, Martha Brown was publicly hanged for the brutal murder of her husband. Among those who witnessed her death was a sixteen-year-old local lad, and the memory of her execution haunted Thomas Hardy for the rest of his life. Based on a true story.
"In 1856, Martha Brown was publicly hanged for the brutal murder of her husband. Among those who witnessed her death was a sixteen-year-old local lad, and the memory of her execution haunted Thomas Hardy for the rest of his life. Based on a true story."@en
"In 1856, Martha Brown was hanged for the murder of her husband. Among those who witnessed her death was a 16-year-old lad, and the memory of her execution haunted him for the rest of his life. Based on this true story, this novel is a tale of passionate love and violent death in 1850's Dorset."@en
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