Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life and Astounding Legend charts the evolution of a Victorian master burglar and murderer from truth to myth. The book begins with the way his crimes were reported in The Illustrated Police News before examining the growth of the legend in Penny Dreadfuls and ballads, before this criminal was uniquely transformed into a folk hero in popular theatre, waxwork shows, early cinema, music hall song and even comics.
The book will appeal to anyone interested in true crime, 19th century literature, theatre and film history and popular culture.
| ISBN: | 9781910170304 |
| Publication date: | 23rd June 2017 |
| Author: | Michael Eaton |
| Publisher: | Five Leaves Publications an imprint of Five Leaves (distribution Central) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 243 pages |
| Genres: |
True crime |
Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life and Astounding Legend charts the evolution of a Victorian master burglar and murderer from truth to myth. The book begins with the way his crimes were reported in The Illustrated Police News before examining the growth of the legend in Penny Dreadfuls and ballads, before this criminal was uniquely transformed into a folk hero in popular theatre, waxwork shows, early cinema, music hall song and even comics.
Charlie Peace features in the following genres: True crime
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Charlie Peace was written by Michael Eaton and published by Five Leaves Publications an imprint of Five Leaves (distribution Central)
Charlie Peace has 243 pages