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The Victorian Master Criminal: Charles Peace and the Murders of Cock and Dyson
David C Hanrahan
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Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 November 1876, Arthur Dyson, an engineer, was murdered in his own backyard at Banner Cross, Sheffield. Charles Peace was Victorian Britain’s most infamous cat burglar and murderer. He was a complex character: ruthless, devious, dangerous, charming, intelligent and creative. Mrs Katherine Dyson identified him as the murderer of her husband, and as the police searched the country for him, Peace was living a life of luxury under another identity ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750962971
SKU
V9780750962971
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Ref
99-50
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