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4%OFFMartin Baggoley - Murder and Crime Lake District - 9780752448053 - V9780752448053
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Murder and Crime Lake District

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Description for Murder and Crime Lake District Paperback. Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than fifty images, this collection of tales explores the shadier side of the Lake District's past. It features the tale of the 'Keswick Imposter', who seduced and bigamously married a young lady of Buttermere before being hanged at Castile for fraud. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 5. Weight in Grams: 240.
Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than sixty photographs, this collection of grisly tales explores the darker side of the Lake District's past. It features the tale of the 'Keswick Imposter', who seduced and bigamously married a young lady of Buttermere before being hanged at Castile for fraud, a story which was the inspiration for Melvyn Bragg's The Maid of Buttermere. Also included is the account of an eighteenth-century gang who repeatedly tried to kidnap a wealthy (but alcoholic) landowner and marry him to a prostitute in order to lay their hands on his fortune. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Murder & Crime
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752448053
SKU
V9780752448053
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