The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
by Simon Baatz
In The Girl on the Velvet Swing, Simon Baatz explores a notorious story of sex, murder, and madness at the dawn of the twentieth century. Framed as history and true crime, the book considers how scandalous events can illuminate the society and era in which they unfold.
About This Book
Simon Baatz’s The Girl on the Velvet Swing explores a story defined by sex, murder, and madness.
Set at the dawn of the twentieth century, the book places its subject within a period of social change and public fascination with scandal.
Combining historical perspective with the elements of a notorious crime, it examines how one case reflects the tensions and obsessions of its time.
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