An Instance of the Fingerpost is a 1997 historical mystery novel by Iain Pears.
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Anne Greene
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Anne Greene was an English domestic servant who was accused of committing infanticide in 1650. She is known for surviving her attempted execution by hanging, being revived by physicians from the Unive
An Instance of the Fingerpost
…Lord Clarendon. Furthermore, the characters that are fictional are nonetheless drawn from real events. The story of Sarah Blundy incorporates that of Anne Greene, while Jack Prestcott is involved in events based on the life of Richard Willis (of the Sealed Knot). The accounts are written in the form of memoirs…
Woodcut from A Wonder of Wonders (1651) depicting the hanging of Anne Greene
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