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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.
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