Little Compton Families. LIttle Compton, Rhode Island. Volume II
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Little Compton Families. LIttle Compton, Rhode Island. Volume II by Benjamin Wilbour
The Water Doctor s Daughters is the fascinating tale of Dr James Marsden, a wealthy 19th-century homeopathist and water-cure practitioner, and his troubled family life. Though Marsden s children grew up knowing some of the most famous personalities of the day, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Tennyson, they were severely emotionally deprived. Their mother haddied in childbirth and Marsden himself was both self-absorbed and autocratic. In 1852 he employed French born Celestine Doudet as a governess. Doudet came highly recommended, having once served as wardrobe mistress to Queen Victoria. Within weeks she had accused the doctor s five young daughters of self-abuse. Marsden urged the governess to do everything in her power to cure them, condoning the use of physical restraints and insisting on a rigid homeopathic diet aimed at decreasing sensuality. By the autumn of 1853 Marian Marsden and her sister Lucy were dead and the governess was charged with manslaughter and cruelty. Two sensational trials followed, but who was more culpable the girls father or their governess?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780806347059 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806347058 |
| Title | Little Compton Families. LIttle Compton, Rhode Island. Volume II |
| Author | Benjamin Wilbour |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Genealogical Publishing Company |
| Year published | 2010-04-19 |
| Number of pages | 422 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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