The invention of murder: how the Victorians revelled in death and detection and created modern crime
by Flanders, Judith.
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BookPublisher: HarperPress 2011ISBN: 9780007248889; 0007248881.Classification number: 364.1523 FLASubject(s): Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Murder in mass mediaSubject: This text is about 19th-century Britain's fascination with good quality murder. Murder during this period was ubiquitous - not necessarily in quantity but in quality. This was the era of penny-bloods, early crime fiction and melodramas for the masses. It was a time when murder and entertainment were firmly entwined.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
This text is about 19th-century Britain's fascination with good quality murder. Murder during this period was ubiquitous - not necessarily in quantity but in quality. This was the era of penny-bloods, early crime fiction and melodramas for the masses. It was a time when murder and entertainment were firmly entwined.
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