tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post6596614159145911351..comments2024-03-29T04:32:14.759-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Kidnapper and Empire-BuilderUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-9795599758309893572013-05-13T05:25:59.385-07:002013-05-13T05:25:59.385-07:00Yes! When I read about this abduction, my first t...Yes! When I read about this abduction, my first thought was, "How did he think he'd get away with it?" By all accounts, Wakefield had a lot of charm and was an extraordinarily persuasive fellow, so I can only assume he figured that, given enough time with Ellen Turner, she would decide to welcome him as a husband.<br /><br />Bad bet,obviously.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-60716273968052729192013-05-12T15:09:24.439-07:002013-05-12T15:09:24.439-07:00What an interesting post this was! I was just amaz...What an interesting post this was! I was just amazed throughout. Penny dreadful indeed. But really amazing to think he thought it would work.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-41980071159543781792013-05-11T09:29:16.191-07:002013-05-11T09:29:16.191-07:00I wasn't aware of that book. Thanks!I wasn't aware of that book. Thanks!Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-13285488178992100972013-05-11T09:27:32.420-07:002013-05-11T09:27:32.420-07:00Very good explication of the story.
There's ...Very good explication of the story. <br /><br />There's also a very detailed book on this story - The Shrigley Abduction by Abby Ashby and Audrey Jones. <br /><br />I have many other tales of abduction and elopement in the Georgian era at my website: http://www.naomiclifford.com/famous-elopements/#.UY5uZCsjo6INaomi Cliffordhttp://www.naomiclifford.com/famous-elopements/#.UY0m2isjo6Inoreply@blogger.com