|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services
|
Buy Now
Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office - With an Account of the Magistrates, 'Runners', and Police; and a Selection of the Most Interesting Cases (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,033
Discovery Miles 10 330
|
|
|
Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office - With an Account of the Magistrates, 'Runners', and Police; and a Selection of the Most Interesting Cases (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries, Volume 1
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Percy Fitzgerald (1834-1925) was a prolific author, critic, painter
and sculptor. He was born in Ireland and attended Stonyhurst
College in Lancashire, and then Trinity College Dublin. When he
moved to London, he became a contributor to Charles Dickens'
periodical Household Words. This two-volume work, published in
1888, gives a stirring account of the work of London's
eighteenth-century law enforcers, the Bow Street Runners. Drawing
on records of criminal cases, it tells how magistrates Henry
Fielding and his blind half-brother Sir John Fielding helped to set
up the Runners. Their actions dramatically reduced violent crime in
the city and paved the way for the modern police force. Volume 1
covers the formation of the Runners and introduces the key players
in the successes that followed. It also describes a number of
fascinating incidents that are variously tragic, amusing or
shocking.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
