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The children in the woods:
being a true relation of the inhuman murder of two children of a deceased gentleman in Norfolk, whom he left to the care of his brother
Description:
Printed in three columns.
At left, next to subtitle, wood-engraving of two duelists with two children watching; bird carrying spray of leaves flying above (cf. …
Year:
1757
Contributor:
Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797 (printer)
Fleet, John, 1734-1806 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Wood-engraving, American > 18th century
Infanticide > Poetry
Murder > Poetry
Death in poetry
Narrative poetry
United States > Massachusetts > Boston
Local ID:
HB11847
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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The Children in the Woods:
or, The Norfolk gentleman's last will and testament
Description:
Poetry printed in three columns.
This edition includes "Word of advice to executors" printed without title as last eight lines.
At end of text: Price …
Year:
1800
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Murder > Poetry
Infanticide > Poetry
Retribution in literature
Ballads, English
Local ID:
HB19552 MA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
The Children in the Woods:
or, The Norfolk Gentleman's Last Will and Testament
Description:
Poetry in 40 four-line stanzas printed three columns divided by single line.
This edition without the "Word of advice to executors"
At end of text …
Year:
1805
Contributor:
Gilman, Whittingham, 1773-1849 (printer)
Gilman, John, 1777-1851 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Murder > Poetry
Infanticide > Poetry
Retribution in literature
Ballads, English > New England
Local ID:
HB23989
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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A most tragical account* of a woman's murdering a pedler [i.e. peddler] & then burning to death her own child
Description:
Poetry.
Within mourning border printed in three columns.
Possible range of dates suggested by another edition of this broadside published together with a broadside ballad …
Year:
1828
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Murder > Poetry
Infanticide > Poetry
Accidents > Rhode Island > Poetry
Admonitory verses
Local ID:
HB13389
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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Ein neues Trauer-Lied, enthaltend die Geschichte der Susanna Cox, die in Reading wegen dem Mord ihres Kindes hingerichtet wurde
Description:
Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections.
Poem in 32 four-line stanzas.
Suggested place and date of publication …
Contributor:
Gombert, Johann. (creator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
d. 1809 > Cox, Susanna > Poetry
Murder > Poetry
Criminals > Poetry
Infanticide > Poetry
German American poetry
Admonitory verses
United States > Pennsylvania > Reading
Local ID:
HB26325
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
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