Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington | The True Story of Louisa Collins

Author: Caroline Overington
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia, Sydney South
Year: 2014
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 336 pages
ISBN: 9780732299729
Type of Book: Australian true crime history

Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington tells the terrible true story of Louisa Collins, the last woman hanged in New South Wales.

With the striking cover line “One woman, two husbands, four trials, one bloody execution,” this carefully researched account examines the life, trials and execution of Louisa Collins in 1889. Drawing on historical records and bibliographical sources, Overington explores crime, punishment, gender, justice and colonial society in late nineteenth-century Australia.

A compelling title for readers interested in Australian true crime, women’s history, legal history and colonial New South Wales.

Condition

Used. Light wear to dust jacket, shelf wear to base of book, and gift inscription inside cover.

Why You’ll Love It

A gripping Australian true crime account that brings together courtroom drama, social history and the tragic story of Louisa Collins, the last woman executed in New South Wales.