The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

"The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels" by Thomas Daniels is a gripping true story from the 1700s where a man named Thomas Daniels faces accusations of murdering his wife, Sarah Carridine, after she plunges from a window. Amid a rocky marriage marked by jealousy and heated arguments, the book explores the events leading up to Sarah's death and Thomas's trial, where he is first found guilty and then pardoned. Daniels narrates his troubled relationship with Sarah, highlighting her unfaithfulness and the constant fights that defined their life together, up to the day of her fatal fall. Through his own defense, the book paints a picture of a man fighting for his freedom, questioning the fairness of the legal system, and revealing the painful downfall of a marriage.