The Mad-Doctors of Calne: Mayors and Murderer

by Peter Carpenter

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The historical account of true crime by psychiatrist, and medical historian, Dr Peter Carpenter.

“I heard the scuffle on the landing. I jumped out of bed, opened the door, and in she rushed, exclaiming “Master he has murdered me! I shall die! I shall die!” I closed the door and bolted it…” It’s 1859 and the murderer was previously a kind gentle surgeon who was seen as one of the pillars of society – one time Mayor of Calne, magistrate and operator of the Calne Lunatic Asylum.

All the details and analysis of the murderer and his family.

  • ISBN13 9781854571304
  • Publish Date 1 June 2024
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Clinical Press Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 164
  • Language English