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.
Publisher: Ebury PublishingISBN: 9781849906517Number of pages: 336Weight: 252 gDimensions: 198 x 126 x 21 mm
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An excellent overview of how the consumption of crime became a dominant part of our cultural landscapeWorsley captures this bloody love affair very wellWorsley retells the stories of famous murderers and legendary criminals in delightfully readable language,with the occasional sharp,illuminating comment
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