A Very British Murder: The Story of a National Obsession
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A Very British Murder: The Story of a National Obsession
Book Details
- Author
- Lucy Worsley
- Publisher
- BBC
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Historical Study & Educational Resources
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9781849906517
- ISBN-10
- 1849906513
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ISBN: 1849906513
Author: Worsley, Lucy
Condition: New
From Jack the Ripper to the cosy crimes of the Golden Age, renowned historian Lucy Worsley explores the evolution of the typical British murder.A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's enthralling exploration of a curious national obsession. Our fascination with 'a good murder' -- from the Ratcliffe Highway Murders at the turn of the nineteenth century to Edith Thompson and Freddie Bywaters, hanged in 1922 for the murder of Edith's husband -- became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. This riveting investigation shows how during the birth of modern Britain murder entered our national psyche -- and has been a part of us ever since.
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