The Art of the English Murder

The Art of the English Murder

The history of the evolution of the traditional English murder, from Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to the cozy crimes of the Golden Age.

Murderâ€”a dark, shameful deed, the last resort of the desperate or a vile tool of the greedy. And a very strange obsession. But where did this fixation develop? And what does it tell us about ourselves?

Our fascination with crimes like these became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels and plays, prose and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. At a point during the birth of the modern era, murder entered the popular psyche, and itâ€™s been a part of us ever since.

The Art of the English Murder is a unique exploration of the art of crimeâ€”and a riveting investigation into the English criminal soul by one of our finest historians.
Country USA
Manufacturer Pegasus Crime
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-15
Format Kindle eBook

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