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The trial of Madame Caillaux
Book • 1992
Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, wife of French cabinet minister Joseph Caillaux, who shot and killed her husband's enemy, newspaper editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914.
The book analyzes the week-long trial, exploring themes of crime of passion, femininity, feminism, politics, honor, and the press during the Belle Epoque.
It provides a portrait of French society on the brink of World War I, with detailed chapters on key figures and cultural context.
The book analyzes the week-long trial, exploring themes of crime of passion, femininity, feminism, politics, honor, and the press during the Belle Epoque.
It provides a portrait of French society on the brink of World War I, with detailed chapters on key figures and cultural context.
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