Brighton and Hove Murders & Misdemeanours
Brighton and Hove Murders & Misdemeanours
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Brighton and Hove Murders & Misdemeanours by Janet Cameron
A look at the dark side of life, Victorian-style, when nothing was quite as it seemed and a public execution could be an entertaining family day out. Murderers, poachers, thieves, pickpockets and vagabonds all went about their business with impunity. Crime took place on the streets, on public transport, in homes, pubs, prisons, asylums, workhouses and brothels - it was all part of everyday life in Brighton and Hove in the late 1800s. Read about the notorious railway murderer, Percy Lefroy, who appeared at his trial in full evening dress and went to the gallows in an old brown suit. Gasp at the audacity of a temptress who fell in love with a doctor and tried to poison his wife, with strychnine laced chocolate. Then there's little Emily, a girl who received imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a few tempting pieces of gingerbread while a gaggle of disruptive young women loved causing a riot, flirting with men and smashing windows. It was madness and mayhem in those weird and wonderful times - and it's brought vividly to life by Janet Cameron in Brighton and Hove - Murder and Misdemeanours.
Janet Cameron is a prolific author who has published ten books, two of which were widely translated. Her work has also appeared in Today, Daily Express, Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Post, The Observer, The Examiner, Writing in Education, Writers Forum and Mslexia. She was first prize-winner in 2007 of the Society of Women Writers & Journalist's 'Clemence Dane Cup' for a monologue. Recently retired from her post as lecturer in creative writing at the University of Kent she now lives in Hove.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848681675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848681674 |
| Title | Brighton and Hove Murders & Misdemeanours |
| Author | Janet Cameron |
| Series | Murders And Misdemeanours |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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