OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY: LEVEL 3:: THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF

Charles Bravo died from the poison antimony. He took three days to die, and the doctors could do nothing to help him. There were three people who had reasons for wanting Charles Bravo dead – Florence Bravo herself, Charles Bravos new young wife; Dr James Gully, Florences former lover; and Mrs Jane Cox, Florences friend and companion. But the enquiry into the death in 1876 could not decide who the murderer was, and for more than 130 years people have wondered who did kill Charles Bravo …