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The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock

Lucy Worsley

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This is the story of a national obsession.

Ever since the Ratcliff Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthral us today.

'A Very British Murder' is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.

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Pages:: 312 pages

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Edition:: 1st Edition, First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1605986348

ISBN13:: 9781605986340

kindle Asin:: B00L5MQZ06

The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock

Lucy Worsley

3.82/5 (2565 ratings)

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This is the story of a national obsession.

Ever since the Ratcliff Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthral us today.

'A Very British Murder' is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.

Format:

Pages:: 312 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: 1st Edition, First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1605986348

ISBN13:: 9781605986340

kindle Asin:: B00L5MQZ06

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