New beginnings in Lucknow and Hyderabad -- A grand tour to the heart of empire -- The pinnacle of power -- The scandal unleashed -- The prosecution charge -- I have seen this lady before -- Star witnesses and a verdict -- Pink and yellow accusations -- Turned adrift
Summary
Benjamin Cohen tells the dramatic story of Mehdi Hasan and Ellen Donnelly, whose marriage convulsed high society in nineteenth-century India and whose notorious trial reverberated throughout the British Empire, setting the benchmark for Victorian scandals. In the struggle of one couple, he exposes the fault lines that would soon tear a world apart.-- Provided by publisher
