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From gaslit city streets to dark wooded estates, crime was rife in Victorian Britain; through a wide array of historical court records, newspaper accounts and prison books, The Victorian Criminal gives a fascinating overview of those involved in it. Within these pages may be found accounts of petty criminals and poachers, baby farmers and notorious murderers, along with stories of the development of detective forces and forensic techniques. Countless novels, plays and films are testament to an enduring fascination with the dark aspects of the time and place that gave us Sherlock Holmes, Wilkie Collins and the great works of Charles Dickens.

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Introduction / The Rural Criminal / The Urban Criminal / Crimes of Their Time / Reform / Infamous Murders / Jack the Ripper / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

The Victorian Criminal Shire Library

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    A Paperback by Neil R. Storey

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 8 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780747808145
      978-0747808145
      ISBN-10 0747808147
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      True crime Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From gaslit city streets to dark wooded estates, crime was rife in Victorian Britain; through a wide array of historical court records, newspaper accounts and prison books, The Victorian Criminal gives a fascinating overview of those involved in it. Within these pages may be found accounts of petty criminals and poachers, baby farmers and notorious murderers, along with stories of the development of detective forces and forensic techniques. Countless novels, plays and films are testament to an enduring fascination with the dark aspects of the time and place that gave us Sherlock Holmes, Wilkie Collins and the great works of Charles Dickens.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction / The Rural Criminal / The Urban Criminal / Crimes of Their Time / Reform / Infamous Murders / Jack the Ripper / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

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