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The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer
- Title
- The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer / Kate Summerscale.
- Author
- Summerscale, Kate, 1965-
- Publication
- London, UK : Bloomsbury, 2016.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-4364 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps, genealogical tables; 22 cm
- Summary
- In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality - it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case, but also a compelling account of its aftermath, and of man's capacity to overcome the past --
- Subjects
- Coombes, Robert, 1882-1949 > Trials, litigation, etc
- Juvenile homicide > England > London > History > 19th century
- Murder > Investigation > England > London > History > 19th century
- Coombes, Robert, 1882-1949 > Childhood and youth
- Coombes, Nathaniel, 1883-1946 > Childhood and youth
- Coombes, Nathaniel, 1883-1946 > Trials, litigation, etc
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-4364
- ISBN
- 9781408851142
- 1408851148
- 9781408851159
- 1408851156
- LCCN
- 2016438312
- OCLC
- 945032104
- Author
- Summerscale, Kate, 1965- author.
- Title
- The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer / Kate Summerscale.
- Publisher
- London, UK : Bloomsbury, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-4364