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Just over one hundred years ago, three young men, all under 25, set out from England for the Canadian backwoods - but within days of arriving one was dead and another arrested for murder. The details of the case, and the corrupt trial that followed, captured public attention to a quite incredible extent. The age of mass media was dawning, and newspapers - with the submarine telegraph at their disposal - turned the story into an international cause célèbre. But while everyone had their say, some essential questions remained unanswered: who actually killed Frederick Benwell, and was murder part of the original plan?
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Rebecca Gowers has previously been engaged in research at Oxford University on the relationships between true crime, Victorian detective literature, police detectives, and nineteenth-century technology. She has contributed to a wide range of newspapers and magazines. This is her first book.
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. On February 5, 1890 three houng gentlemen set out from England for the backwoods of Canada, each hoping to make his fortune. Within days, one was dead and the other two had been arrested for murder. The age of mass media was just taking hold, and the newspapers - with the submarine telegraph at their disposal - turned the case into an international cause celebre. The crime itself, a corrupt investigation and the tainted trial that followed enthralled a vast, sensation-hungry public, but despite far-reaching scrutiny, some essential questions remained unanswered. Who was the real murderer? Was the killing premeditated? And what was the ultimate motive? The author has used letters, press reports and memoirs to piece together a tale as vivid and gripping as the best murder mysteries of Victorian fiction. Featuring (John) Reginald Birchall. Illus. + Map and Notes on Sources. 378pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in F. dw. Seller Inventory # 15529
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