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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.
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 2
features a wide selection of fascinating cases including the Cato
Street Conspiracy and the callous murder of William Weare.
In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our
special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more
extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have
chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have
occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing
text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other
reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is
culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our
commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's
literature.
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