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Forrest
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Rubenhold showcases a selection of the grossest comments about Belle from nearer-the-time books about Crippen and whewww, emphasis on ew...
Someone named Leonard Gribble portrays her as an "overweight and overbearing female" who "spent money recklessly on clothes" for "her gross body". Obviously, clothing is a privilege intended only for the slim and attractive. Rest of us gotta go nude.
— 6 hours, 44 min ago
Someone named Leonard Gribble portrays her as an "overweight and overbearing female" who "spent money recklessly on clothes" for "her gross body". Obviously, clothing is a privilege intended only for the slim and attractive. Rest of us gotta go nude.
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Forrest
is on page 296 of 512
heh, the detective using "Doyle" as a cover identity's surname... that's a nice touch
— Aug 04, 2026 09:22PM
Forrest
is on page 250 of 512
- where tf are all her bones then??!
- I do wish there was a timeline in the back, I've lost track of what month events are taking place in. References to "Thursday the 14th" and "Monday the 18th", but no clarification on the 14th and 18th of what
— Aug 04, 2026 03:48PM
- I do wish there was a timeline in the back, I've lost track of what month events are taking place in. References to "Thursday the 14th" and "Monday the 18th", but no clarification on the 14th and 18th of what
Forrest
is on page 214 of 512
okay. so Ethel has been Crippen's secretary and mistress for abt 8 years. He started "courting" her when she was ~19. He just murdered his wife in order to have Ethel take her place and live openly as a couple.
Ethel, promptly, during their honeymoon, goes out of her way to hire a 17-yr-old French maid.
... I... Where do you think this is gonna go?! THIS DOESN'T END WELL FOR YOU HONEY.
— Aug 04, 2026 01:36PM
Ethel, promptly, during their honeymoon, goes out of her way to hire a 17-yr-old French maid.
... I... Where do you think this is gonna go?! THIS DOESN'T END WELL FOR YOU HONEY.
Forrest
is on page 76 of 512
"At a time when"? Phrased like those attitudes have changed? Have you seen any media that mentions benefits in the last 2 decades?!
— Aug 03, 2026 07:58AM
[...] but ultimately, Walter would never escape the shame of knowing that he and his dependants were a 'charity case', at a time when 'receiving handouts', whether from the workhouse or in the form of private philanthropy, was seen as a mark of failure.
"At a time when"? Phrased like those attitudes have changed? Have you seen any media that mentions benefits in the last 2 decades?!
Forrest
is on page 27 of 512
was not expecting to run into the inventor of vibrators, a couple dozen pages into Edwardian England murder book, but uhhh here we are
— Aug 02, 2026 01:39PM