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The Damnation of John Donellan
The Damnation of John Donellan: A Mysterious Case of Death and Scandal in Georgian England | Elizabeth Cooke
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On August 30, 1780--at the height of the American Revolution--twenty-year-old Theodosius Boughton, the dissolute heir to a vast fortune and the seventh Boughton baronetcy, died suddenly and in painful convulsions after taking a medication (…more)
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Historical true crime recounting of a trial from 1780s England. I enjoyed this more than the last couple historical crime books I‘ve read, I thought it was better written. Though I did find it a little hard at times to keep track of who was who‘s lawyer and who was a doctor, surgeon, guardian, etc.
Curious to think how doubtable it seems as to who was the murderer, or even whether murder was committed, given the evidence.
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Because I handle collection development at my library system - both purchasing and weeding the entire system‘s adult collections - I somewhat have first dibs on items I weed due to lack of use. Weeding is sad, but it‘s a necessary part of the library world, making room for the new items on the shelves. Here are some recent gems I added to my personal collection, #asgoodasnew . #ABBAinAugust

The title hard to see is Jane Austen‘s Cult & Cultures

Mdargusch That would be some tough decisions! 7y
emilyhaldi You have some good picks in there!! And that definitely seems like a tough job. 7y
Reviewsbylola What a nice job perk!! 7y
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Librarybelle @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola Purchasing is fun...maintaining the collection is not as fun. But, it has rewards. 🙂 7y
ferskner That's the one plus of weeding...you get the stuff for yourself :) (Actually I really love weeding, but I also love shelf reading, so...) 7y
Librarybelle @ferskner Shelf Reading can be dangerous! I always find something to read, making the TBR pile bigger. 😁 7y
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