Edward Berenson recounts the trial of Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a powerful French cabinet minister, who murdered her husband's enemy Le Figaro editor Gaston Calmette, in March 1914, on the eve of World War I. In analyzing this momentous event, Berenson draws a fascinating portrait of Belle Epoque politics and culture.
The Trial of Madame Caillaux
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"What a pleasure it is to read a book by a gifted writer whose exhaustive research results in such thought-provoking insights."—Deirdre Bair, author of Simone de Beauvoir: A BiographyTable of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Henriette Caillaux and the Crime of Passion
2. Joseph Caillaux: The Politics of Personality
3. Henriette Caillaux: Femininity, Feminism, and the Real Woman
4. Berthe Gueydan: The Politics of Divorce
5. Judge Albanel: Masculinity, Honor, and the Duel
6. Gaston Calmette: The Power and Venality of the Press
Epilogue
Notes
Index