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A Very British Murder
Lucy Worsley
其他書名
The Story of a National Obsession
出版BBC Books, 2013
主題Fiction / Mystery & Detective / GeneralHistory / Social HistorySocial Science / Ethnic Studies / European StudiesSocial Science / Popular CultureTrue Crime / Murder / General
ISBN18499063439781849906340
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jcFlAQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋From Jack the Ripper to the cosy crimes of the Golden Age, renowned historian Lucy Worsley explores the evolution of the typical British murder.
     A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's enthralling exploration of a curious national obsession. Our fascination with 'a good murder' -- from the Ratcliffe Highway Murders at the turn of the nineteenth century to Edith Thompson and Freddie Bywaters, hanged in 1922 for the murder of Edith's husband -- became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. This riveting investigation shows how during the birth of modern Britain murder entered our national psyche -- and has been a part of us ever since.