Deadly encounters : two Victorian sensations

Deadly encounters : two Victorian sensations / Richard D. Altick.

In July 1861 London newspapers excitedly reported two violent crimes, both the stuff of sensational fiction. One involved a retired army major, his beautiful mistress and her illegitimate child, blackmail and murder. In the other, a French nobleman was accused of trying to kill his son in order to c...

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Main Author: Altick, Richard D. (Richard Daniel), 1915-2008
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1861
Geschichte 1860-1870
Murder > England > London > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Crime and the press > England > London > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Crime and the press.
Murder.
Mord
Presse
Massenmedien
Berichterstattung
England > London.
London
Großbritannien
Case studies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. The Dawning Age of Sensation
  • Chapter Two. Deadly Encounters
  • Chapter Three. The Press Responds
  • Chapter Four. From Fact to Fiction
  • Chapter Five. The Novel Experience
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index

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