"We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it." Punch Murder in the 19th century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment began and became ubiquitous - transformed into novels, into broadsides and ballads, into theatre and melodrama and opera - even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. In this meticulously researched and compelling book, Judith Flanders - ...
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"We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it." Punch Murder in the 19th century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment began and became ubiquitous - transformed into novels, into broadsides and ballads, into theatre and melodrama and opera - even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. In this meticulously researched and compelling book, Judith Flanders - author of 'The Victorian House' - retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder - both famous and obscure. From the crimes (and myths) of Sweeny Todd and Jack the Ripper, to the tragedies of the murdered Marr family in London's East End, Burke and Hare and their bodysnatching business in Edinburgh, to Greenacre who transported his dismembered fianc�e around town by omnibus. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, 'The Invention of Murder' is both a gripping tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.
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Add this copy of The Invention of Murder to cart. $53.12, like new condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Harper.
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. Harper Press, 2011. First edition-2nd printing. Red hardback(white lettering to the spine, small nick on the edge of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases and nicks on edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with two small creases on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the half-title page.564pp including List of text illustrations, list of plates, a note on currency, notes, sources, select bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1.1 Kg).
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. The red boards are not bumped, no marks, some illustrations with 556 pp. The dust jacket is not price clipped and has no tears.
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