Nothing for Something
Whittles Publishing (Verlag)
9781849955973 (ISBN)
Recounted for the first time and in detail, this is the unbelievable true story of the Edwardian confidence trickster who fooled the world – three times.
Violet Charlesworth, the beautiful young heiress to a fortune was briefly the most famous woman in the world, hunted across the globe, pursued by the press, and living the life of royalty. With country estates, fast cars, furs, fabulous jewels, and expensive tastes, she lived life in the fast lane until her lifestyle – and her creditors – finally caught up with her on a lonely, clifftop road in North Wales.
Clever, resourceful, cunning, ruthless and beautiful, Violet Charlesworth had it all, until her luxurious motorcar smashed through a low wall on a dangerous bend in a moonlit clifftop road, hurling her into the waves below. As the search for her body continued, the shocking truth about her life finally emerged.
In the era of the Suffragettes, Violet found another way to beat male-dominated society at its own game. Setting the bar for all female con artists to follow, she changed women’s fashion, her exploits entered the lexicon of the English language, and she rapidly became more famous than the King and the Prime Minister. She even had a racehorse named after her.
She ruined lives and reputations, broke promises and shattered dreams but, like all great con artists, left us guessing until the end. And she did it all with style and panache.
Mark is a successful author and has appeared on ITV, Channel 5, the History Channel and BBC TV and radio. He is the author of The Nearly Man which was nominated for the John Byrne Award and the James Tait Black Award and this is currently in development with a leading Hollywood studio for TV/film.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Language Of The Fraudster
1: The Bait
2: The Tease
3: The Switch
4: The Foundation
5: The Convincer
6: Salting The City
7: Dressing The Part
8: The Extras
9: The Mark
10: The Melon Drop
11: The Ticking Clock
12: The Shut-Out
13: The Flaw
14: The Game
15: The Reveal
16: The Counter-Bluff
17: The Upper Hand
18: The Pay-Off
19: The Money Box
20: The Hurrah
21: The Short Count
22: The Tell
23: The Getaway
24: Find The Lady
Postscript
Appendices
Appendix A: Violet’s known creditors
Appendix B: Violet’s Daily Mail interview
Appendix C: Pleading with her stockbroker
Appendix D: Violet the songwriter
Appendix E: Violet’s short story, ‘A Heart of Gold’
Appendix F: Smoke and mirrors: Violet in her own words
Appendix G: Violet’s inspiration
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 710 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781849955973 / 9781849955973 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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