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Twenty-five years of detective life

by Caminada, Jerome.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Cambridge library collection. British and Irish history, 19th century: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: 468 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781108054775 (pbk.) :; 1108054773 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 363.2509 CAMSubject(s): Caminada, Jerome, approximately 1845-1914 -- Career in police | Crime -- England -- Manchester | Criminals -- England -- Manchester | Crime | CrimeSummary: The cases of Jerome Caminada (1844-1914) inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and brought the Manchester detective celebrity. Peopled with characters such as 'Cabbage Ann', 'Bodger' and 'One Armed Kitty', this book, firts published in 1895, paints a vivid picture of a seedy, dilapidated and dangerous Victorian city and its criminal underworld.
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The cases of Jerome Caminada (1844-1914) inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and brought the Manchester detective celebrity. Peopled with characters such as 'Cabbage Ann', 'Bodger' and 'One Armed Kitty', this book, firts published in 1895, paints a vivid picture of a seedy, dilapidated and dangerous Victorian city and its criminal underworld.

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