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The battered body beneath the flagstones & other Victorian scandals
- Title
- The battered body beneath the flagstones & other Victorian scandals / Michelle Morgan.
- Author
- Morgan, Michelle, 1970-
- Publication
- London : Robinson, 2018.
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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 | JFE 18-8470 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 336 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- A grisly book dedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England, covering high-profile offences as well as lesser-known transgressions that scandalised the Victorian era. The tales include the story of a teenager who married an actress, only to be shipped off to Australia by his disgusted parents; and the Italian ice-cream man who only meant to buy his sweetheart a hat but ended up proposing marriage instead. Also present is the gruesome story of the murder of Patrick O'Connor, who was shot in the head and buried under the kitchen flagstones by his lover Maria Manning and her husband, Frederick...--Summary from CD jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Victorian scandals
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-8470
- ISBN
- 9781472139474
- 147213947X
- OCLC
- 1041006221
- Author
- Morgan, Michelle, 1970- author.
- Title
- The battered body beneath the flagstones & other Victorian scandals / Michelle Morgan.
- Publisher
- London : Robinson, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1901
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-8470