Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities
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Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities by Linda Stratmann
The Illustrated Police News is often dismissed as a crude publication which aimed to thrill the undiscerning reader with gruesome pictures. Cruel Deeds and Calamities sets out to correct that belief by demonstrating the diversity of its subject matter, examining its social and political agenda and revealing the power and compassion in its images. The Illustrated Police News was a promoter of social change and a campaigner against the evils of cruelty, poverty, drink and crime. It anticipated by many years the features of today's journalism, in the rapidity with which it provided pictures of current news events, its appeal to the emotions, and the involvement of its readers in the reporting process. This is the first book exclusively about the Illustrated Police News to reproduce the pictures as high quality images, provide a balanced account of its content and cover the full period of its publication. There is substantial new research into how the paper was produced, the men who made it a success, and the stories behind the pictures.
Linda Stratmann is the author of nine books on biography and the history of crime, including: Chloroform, the Quest for Oblivion, (2003), Whiteley's Folly, (2005), Notorious Blasted Rascal, (2008) and Fraudsters and Charlatans (2010).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712358118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712358110 |
| Title | Cruel Deeds and Dreadful Calamities |
| Author | Linda Stratmann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | British Library Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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