Death and a maiden : infanticide and the tragical history of Grethe Schmidt / William David Myers.

DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2011], ©2011.

xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.

In Brunswick, near Hannover City -- Anatomy of a crime -- A girl, purportedly a maiden -- Family values -- Common repute, women and neighbors -- Corpus delicti -- Knowledgeable women, the midwive's tale -- Legal maneuvering and the question of torture -- Terror, torture, and Grethe Schmidt -- Case for a defense -- Not even a sow, the case for Grethe -- The thick wilderness of lies -- The way to a confession -- "Even to the devil himself" -- Conclusion: many vigorous enemies.