A Very British Murder: The curious story of how crime was turned into art
by Lucy Worsley | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1849906513 Global Overview for this book
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"From Jack the Ripper to the cosy crimes of the Golden Age, renowned historian Lucy Worsley explores the evolution of the typical British murder.
This is the story of a national obsession.
Ever since the Ratcliffe Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the charity which looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, and other historic places. (Yes, this is a fabulous job, but no, you can't have it. Bribes have been offered, and refused.)
After studying history at Oxford, she worked at a minor stately home called Milton Manor, near Abingdon, where she tidied up the archives, gave guided tours and fed the llamas. After that she became an Inspector of Ancient Monuments at English Heritage, doing historical research at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire: this led to her first book, 'Cavalier', about a dissolute Royalist duke. Since 2003, while working at Historic Royal Palaces, she has continued publishing historical non-fiction for adults and historical fiction for 11-14 years olds. She also presents history documentaries for the BBC.
PRODUCT DETAILS
ASIN : 1849906513
Publisher : BBC EBURY; 1st edition (15 May 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781849906517
ISBN-13 : 978-1849906517
Dimensions : 12.7 x 2.11 x 19.71 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 102,304 in Books
1,487 in Social History
25,957 in Mysteries (Books)
85,815 in Textbooks & Study Guides
Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,097 ratings)"
"From Jack the Ripper to the cosy crimes of the Golden Age, renowned historian Lucy Worsley explores the evolution of the typical British murder.
This is the story of a national obsession.
Ever since the Ratcliffe Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the charity which looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, and other historic places. (Yes, this is a fabulous job, but no, you can't have it. Bribes have been offered, and refused.)
After studying history at Oxford, she worked at a minor stately home called Milton Manor, near Abingdon, where she tidied up the archives, gave guided tours and fed the llamas. After that she became an Inspector of Ancient Monuments at English Heritage, doing historical research at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire: this led to her first book, 'Cavalier', about a dissolute Royalist duke. Since 2003, while working at Historic Royal Palaces, she has continued publishing historical non-fiction for adults and historical fiction for 11-14 years olds. She also presents history documentaries for the BBC.
PRODUCT DETAILS
ASIN : 1849906513
Publisher : BBC EBURY; 1st edition (15 May 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781849906517
ISBN-13 : 978-1849906517
Dimensions : 12.7 x 2.11 x 19.71 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 102,304 in Books
1,487 in Social History
25,957 in Mysteries (Books)
85,815 in Textbooks & Study Guides
Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,097 ratings)"
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