Evil Encounters: Two Victorian Sensations

Language: English

Published by John Murray, London, 1987

0719543738 / 9780719543739

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9 3/8” x 6 1/4", viii, 164 pages, black and white illustrations. In July 1861 London newspapers excitedly reported a 'Deadly Encounter in Northumberland Street', off the Strand, between Major Murray, a retired Army officer, and William Roberts, a moneylender. The encounter left Murray with bullet wounds in his head and neck and Roberts with several bones in his skull shattered. On the same day, the papers were full of news about the attempt by a French nobleman, the Baron de Vidil, to bludgeon his son to death while out riding along a secluded lane in Twickenham. When the background details of these cases emerged in court, the press had a field-day: a beautiful young mistress, blackmail, sexual infatuation, greed for a young man's inheritance. Not only did the press report rumour as well as what seemed to be fact, they also speculated about the credibility of witnesses, assessed character, and decided guilt. The public were enthralled. Richard D. Altick demonstrates that these causes celebres, as presented by the press, set the tone for the Victorian 'age of sensation'. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.

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Title
Evil Encounters: Two Victorian Sensations
Author
Altick, Richard D.
Publisher
John Murray, London
Publication year
1987
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0719543738
ISBN 13
9780719543739
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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Peter and Rosemary Trinder are retired PBFA members, and trade on-line from The Loft at Trinders', Malting Lane, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NW. In addition to selling a wide variety of uncommon books, they also sell quality designer fashion, clothes and accessories largely from the latter part of the 20th Century; fashion and fashion books are listed at 20thcenturyfashion.co.uk. We also maintain an archive site at trindersfinetools.co.uk, where we list quality tools, particularly Norris and similar infill planes, that we have sold in the past.

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