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.
| ISBN: | 9781849906517 |
| Publication date: | 8th May 2014 |
| Author: | Lucy Worsley |
| Publisher: | BBC Books an imprint of Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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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'.
A Very British Murder features in the following genres: History, eBooks of the Month, History and Archaeology, Recommendations
Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
A Very British Murder was written by Lucy Worsley and published by BBC Books an imprint of Ebury Press
A Very British Murder has 336 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.
