In the first chapters, Mr. Altick examines the Victorian delight in
murder as a social phenomenon. The remainder of the book is
constructed around classic murder cases that afford a vivid
perspective on the way people lived--and died--in the Age of
Victoria. From the beginning of the age, homicide was a national
entertainment. Penny broadsheets hawked in the streets highlighted
the most gruesome features of crimes; newspapers recounted the most
minute details, from the discovery of the body to the execution of
the criminal. Real-life murders were quickly adapted for the
gaslight melodrama and the bestselling novels of the "Newgate" and
"sensation" schools. Murder scenes and celebrities were the most
popular exhibits at Madame Tussaud's waxworks and in the touring
peepshows and marionette entertainments. Murder, in fact, was a
crimson thread running through the whole fabric of Victorian life.
By tracing this thread in "not too solemn a spirit," Mr. Altick has
written a book that will delight and inform all who are interested
in social history, as well as that great number who relish true
murder stories.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
1970 |
| First published: |
October 1970 |
| Authors: |
Richard D. Altick
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
356 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-33624-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-393-33624-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780393336245 |
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