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A Grim Almanac of Georgian London
Graham Jackson
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Description for A Grim Almanac of Georgian London
Paperback. Featuring more than 100 contemporary illustrations, this title includes the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the Declaration of Independence, an anaconda attack at the Tower of London, the only assassination of a Prime Minister in British history and a murderer who advertised - successfully - for a new wife in "The Times". Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 464.
The Georgian era was perhaps one of the most shocking, gory, vice-ridden and downright surprising in the capital's history. From an anaconda attack at the Tower of London to a ghost in Regent’s Park, a murder at the House of Commons, a body-snatching case which horrified all of London, a murderer who advertised for a new wife in The Times and a decapitated head in the churchyard of St Margaret’s in Westminster, it will terrify, disgust and delight residents and visitors alike. With 100 incredible illustrations from the rarest and most sensational true-crime publications of the age, no London bookshelf ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752461700
SKU
V9780752461700
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Ref
99-50
About Graham Jackson
GRAHAM JACKSON compiles collections on Georgian crime, amongst other subjects, for libraries, researchers and writers across the globe. He lives in Surrey. CATE LUDLOW is a Commissioning Editor at The History Press. She has been collecting rare books from the Georgian and Victorian eras for several years, and her previous titles include Dickens' Dreadful Almanac, a sanguineous collection of ... Read more
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