Deadly Encounters: Two Victorian Sensations
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In July 1861 London newspapers excitedly reported two violent crimes, both the stuff of sensational fiction. One involved a retired army major, his beautiful mistress and her illegitimate child, blackmail and murder. In the other, a French nobleman was accused of trying to kill his son in order to claim the young man's inheritance. The press covered both cases with thoroughness and enthusiasm, narrating events in a style worthy of a popular novelist,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081221756X
ISBN13:9780812217568
Release Date:September 2000
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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