A Very British Murder
Author | : Lucy Worsley |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2014-05-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781849906517 |
ISBN-13 | : 1849906513 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This is the story of a national obsession. Ever since the Ratcliffe 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 enthrall 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.