Crime and Criminals of Victorian London by Adrian Gray

Crime and Criminals of Victorian London by Adrian Gray

In this comprehensive work, familiar Dickensian themes of grisly murders and ragged street urchins are joined by other dramatic cases, which show patterns of crime and illustrate the causes and effects of changes in criminal law. The author shows how both pure greed and genuine mental illness were responsible for unpleasant cases - such as the murder of an elderly aristocrat in his bed or the poisoning of a series of 'working girls'. Changes in the law are charted, showing how new offences were created from old customs, and how the law was updated to deal with modern problems such as motor cars.In a book that covers the complete range of crime, the reader will meet many colourful characters including Courvoisier, a murderous butler. With many gruesome details and excellent illustrations, this book will appeal to London and Victorian historians as well as the macabre-minded.

Gray, Adrian: - ADRIAN GRAY has an MA in history from Cambridge University. He has been a school leader and one of Her Majesty's Inspectors in England, where he also held various senior management roles in OFSTED. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Standing International Conference of Inspectorates until 2017, and wrote its influential publication Supporting School Improvement: the Role of Inspectorates across Europe (2014). He is currently an education consultant and speaker and is available for conferences through River Education Services Ltd. https: //rivereducation.co.uk/

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ISBN 13	9781860773921
ISBN 10	1860773923
Title	Crime and Criminals of Victorian London
Author	Adrian Gray
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2006-09-01
Number of pages	160
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