On 15 October 1838, the body of a thirty-six-year-old woman was found in Cape Coast Castle, West Africa, a bottle of Prussic acid in her hand.
She was one of the most famous English poets of her day: Letitia Elizabeth Landon, known by her initials 'L.
' What was she doing in Africa? Was her death an accident, as the inquest claimed?.
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Vintage Publishing L.e.l.. the lost life and scandalous death of letitia elizabeth landon, the celebrated female byron, hardback/lucasta miller
