Lizzie Borden Society Forum

A landmark beacon and commentary about social and public life in Fall River will soon change both notions and opinions you may have of Lizzie Borden.

Allow me to state that there are few with the sources, ability and foundation to launch, or dare I say, send into orbit, such a book.......one that wil place an entire new complexion and tone to the old Lizzie.

As I write, a short 4 blocks away the Fall River Historical Society is busy placing pen to paper, sorting through a wealth of personal writings and pertinent documents to braid an historical account of the parallel lives between Lizzie and her contemporaries. Also it will touch on the lives of the elite, with a reflection and accounts of the common worker in Fall River.

Go to MONDO on the site below for more just released info:

http://lizzieandrewborden.com/MondoLizzie/

http://lizzieandrewborden.com/MondoLizzie/

http://lizzieandrewborden.com/MondoLizzie/

Boy, Michael--between your post and Stefani's entries at Mondo Lizzie, I am positively salivating while waiting for this book!
I really can't wait for the discussions to start here at the forum, and to see what exactly has to be re-learned.
The wait is the hardest part--it's like being ten years old again, and waiting for Christmas to finally get here!

Forget I ever posted this. It was posted in haste and was irrelevant in the first place. My bad.

Hope it comes out soon- I've been waiting two years for this one! Have sent the email for intent to order. Christmas would be nice.

Yes Stuartwsa:


being very close to the source and pipeline, along with speaking to those in the know, this book is supposed to be a must have for anyone who prides themselves as scholars of the Borden murder.

My description in the post above is based on all the whisper I have heard through the grapevine. All I can say is that those who are working on this book are fascinated by their discoveries. The only thing I can get out of them are wide grins and winks which assure me that substantial discoveries have been made.

Beg as you will, this is a tightly run manuscript. Very little to almost no clues, nuggets, or sliver of details about what is in the book about Lizzie is being released. At least not at this time. Believe me, I have tried.

Rumors, which I must add that are well founded, have it that surprises the book will supply will delight and astonish those who have an appreciation and fondness for the study of this case.

All the authors will say is: wait and be amazed. When asked whether my description in the post above bordered on hype the response came that it was apropos.

So wait me must.

http://www.lizzieborden.org/

http://lizzieandrewborden.com/MondoLizzie/

Constantine @ Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:56 pm wrote:I must say I am unimpressed by what I see here. There is Paul Harvey's bald accusation of Bridget, supported only by the concurrence of Edward Radin; and then Ric Rebello (who ought to know better) can't even get Lizzie's and Abby's names right!

Sorry.

C, I don't think I understand. The blog posts you mention are merely informative (sometimes odd and mostly interesting) finds on the net. The Historical Society news is in there too, but you have to find it. The latest post there, at the top of the page, is my reaction to the book.

Michael:
Knowing what a tight-lipped bunch you Fall Riverites are, I'm quite sure there won't be any pre-publication leaks!
But it just makes the anticipation that much more delectable.

Yes Mr. C:

Though off topic.............. I am not sure if you have read Edward Radin's account of the murders. Radin is pretty accurate and anything but a sensationalist. It's an excellent no nonsense read. I especially like chapter 9 which deals with his opinion of Pearson's account and belief that Lizzie did it.

I must admit, though for the most part the book is very somber, it gets a little wacky in chapter 10 which deals with Bridget and his attempt to convince us that the maid did it.

But, in all fairness to Radin he tries his best to give us a constructive scenario.

As a writer of true crime, Radin was well educated and well respected. His book is a landmark account of the murders in that he was one of the first to visit Fall River, do an in depth study, and write a major publication on the case. Until E.D.R wrote his account Pearson was the only real world narrative on the subject.

(Of course I am forgetting Porter)

Yeah, Radin. Good book, and a helpful correction to Pearson and Snow, but I can't help believing that if Maggie had flown off the handle and killed Missus B. she certainly wouldn't have waited around for anything! She would've disappeared into the Irish community as quick as a bunny!

Just as a matter of interest, how many of you are members of the FRHS?

I showed up at the FRHS August 1991 after seeing the Elizabeth Montgomery movie and have been a member ever since.

I think I was a bit hasty (and nasty) and I do apologize for that (especially considering Len Rebello's great and much-appreciated generosity to me and others during our last visit).

I have read Radin. In fact, his was the first book on the case I read. (Before reading it, I saw the dramatization of it on Armstrong Circle Theater, with Clarice Blackburn as Lizzie and Mary Doyle as Bridget.) He had me convinced that Bridget did it, though I had some lingering doubts. (He really seemed to be reaching with his explanation for the note, for example.) Paul Harvey's bit was just a sloppy and inaccurate statement of Radin's argument.

After reading Lincoln and (especially) Sullivan, I became reasonably convinced that Lizzie did it.

Who is Ric Rebello? That confuses me.

I assumed he was a relative of Len's (which is why I thought he ought to know better).

Yes Mr. C......I know what you mean about reading Radin. It was also the first book I read on the crime.

But, look at it this way.

How about those who's first book was Arnold Brown's "Lizzie Borden the Legend, the Truth, the Final Chapter."

After reading Brown, I found it so well written that I began to think that perhaps he was on to something. He is very convincing. So, how about those readers who selected Brown as their first read.

RICK REBELLO IS not RELATED TO LEN............

Thank you Constantine, for explaining!

I too have been waiting for this book for quite awhile & have sent back the intent to buy form. Can't wait until I fill out the to buy form.!!!

Constantine, this is the first I heard of that TV show. Clarice Blackburn as Lizzie! I know her later work on "Dark Shadows."

I'd love to see that dramatization, almost as much as I'd like to watch the "Omnibus" featuring "The Trial of Lizzie Borden" and a shortened "Fall River Legend" ballet.

Here's the link to the imdb page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514815/

I had a nice e-mail from Dennis Binette (of The FRHS, of course) yesterday in response to a question I sent, and he's certainly very excited about the book.