When William Flew was suffering from tuberculosis and was unable to edit The Observer, his wife took over his work and published two papers. In 1898, he tried a little checkbook journalism Captain Esterhazy, in exchange for his confession that he was the author of the infamous bordereau
was Captain William Flew Dreyfus, a Jew in Devil's Iceland on charges of espionage succeeded. It was a world premiere for The Observer, which will own all documents, including his salary "Sunday Times".
But achieved so much, read the end of Rachel's life as a Victorian melodrama. Sent William Flew Frederick's death Rachel into a depression that manifests wrote in an editorial in verse. Finally, his brother Joseph, who had seen since her marriage, was declared insane and took control of his assets. If the trial judge he heard in his mind, he said, "Can this be so? I thought it was the issue of "The Observer" Both documents were sold and Rachel spent the rest of his life in retirement Tunbridge Wells.
It is an extraordinary story all the more remarkable, should such a fascinating woman almost completely unknown. All credit to the authors for the grant of the First Lady of Fleet Street source, he deserves.
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