"Death to the Inquisitive! A Story of Sinful Love" by Lurana Sheldon is a late 19th-century novel that paints a grim picture of love, loss, and moral conflict. The story begins with a shocking crime in London's Whitechapel, where "Queen Liz" is fatally wounded. This event sets the stage for a tale of despair and corruption, focusing on Elizabeth Merril, who falls from grace into a vortex of emotional turmoil due to her complex relationships with men, including a young lodger and a man shrouded in mystery. Her journey reveals struggles with societal judgment and personal fate, all set against a backdrop of vice and cruelty, promising a story rich with tension and dark revelations.
Death to the Inquisitive! A story of sinful love
By Lurana Sheldon
In a world of shadows and sin, a woman's descent into forbidden love and tragic circumstances sparks a tale of moral decay and desperate choices.
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About the AuthorLurana W. Sheldon was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, as well as a newspaper editor. Her published work amounted to over one million words. She claimed to have earned her living in fifteen different and totally dissimilar lines of business, including bookkeeping, business management, journalism, work in a chemical laboratory, buying dry goods, and writing stories. She was a suffrage activist, and she opposed prohibition.
Lurana W. Sheldon was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, as well as a newspaper editor. Her published work amounted to over one million words. She claimed to have earned her living in fifteen different and totally dissimilar lines of business, including bookkeeping, business management, journalism, work in a chemical laboratory, buying dry goods, and writing stories. She was a suffrage activist, and she opposed prohibition.
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