Host Edith welcomes returning guest Emma Woodhouse, a fiction and nonfiction author, to discuss two upcoming autumn releases: the historical novel “Anne Morgan: Hellish Beauty” (September) and the nonfiction “Criminal Women of Victorian London” (November). Woodhouse explains her fascination with overlooked working-class Victorian women and shares the story of Anne Morgan, a “witch” murdered in 1857 by her younger lover William Davis, including superstition after her death, burned papers, and research drawn largely from newspaper trial reports, plus a revenge legend she acknowledges as fictionalized. She outlines the novel’s interwoven timelines and her ethical approach to blending fact with invention. Woodhouse also previews her nonfiction survey of 30–40 female offenders across crime types, her research methods, and how it challenges prim-and-proper Victorian stereotypes.
Find out more about Emma:
https://emmawoodhousebooks.wixsite.com/ewhb
Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back Emma
00:49 Life With Dogs And Ducks
02:34 Two New Books This Fall
03:08 Meet Anne Morgan
05:24 Witch Murder And Aftermath
09:46 Finding Sources And Legends
15:31 Three Timelines Explained
16:59 Ethical Historical Fiction
19:31 Anne And William Relationship
25:32 Criminal Women Of London
26:52 Researching Victorian Crimes
27:51 Mog The Fireman And More
29:07 Victorian Women Unmasked
30:15 Hidden Female Serial Killer
31:34 Street Survival Crimes
35:10 Madams and Crime Bosses
39:24 Brothel Guides and Coercion
41:02 Women Versus Men in Crime
44:45 Research Balance and Notes
48:08 Nonfiction Role Models
51:30 Victims Not Killers
54:34 Best Victorian TV Portrayals
56:50 Podcasts Talks and Academia
59:36 Farewell and Wrap Up
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