Download or read book My Name is Martha Brown written by Nicola Thorne and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1856, Martha Brown was publicly hanged for the brutal murder of her husband. Among those who witnessed her death was a sixteen-year-old local lad and the memory of her execution haunted Thomas Hardy for the rest of his life. Based on a true story, this is a captivating tale of love and violent death in 1850s Dorset.