The Master Criminal
Title | The Master Criminal PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Criminals |
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The Master Criminal. The Life Story of Charles Peace. Illustrated
Title | The Master Criminal. The Life Story of Charles Peace. Illustrated PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Frederick PEACE |
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Pages | 128 |
Release | 1910 |
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The Master Criminal
Title | The Master Criminal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1909* |
Genre | Criminals |
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The Master Criminal. The Life Story of Charles Peace
Title | The Master Criminal. The Life Story of Charles Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Frederick Peace |
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Release | 1910 |
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The Master Criminal
Title | The Master Criminal PDF eBook |
Author | White Fred Merrick |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2017-12-21 |
Genre | Crime and criminals |
ISBN |
"The history of famous detectives, imaginary and otherwise, has frequently been written, but the history of a famous criminal-never. "This is a bold statement, but a true one all the same. The most notorious of rascals know that sooner or later they will be found out, and therefore they plan their lives accordingly. But they are always found out in the end. And yet there must be many colossal rascals who have lived and died apparently in the odour of sanctity. Such a character would be quite new to fiction, and herein I propose to attempt the history of the Sherlock Holmes of malefactors.
The Victorian Master Criminal
Title | The Victorian Master Criminal PDF eBook |
Author | David C Hanrahan |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2016-06-06 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 0750968931 |
On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 November 1876, Arthur Dyson, an engineer, was murdered in his own backyard at Banner Cross, Sheffield. Charles Peace was Victorian Britain’s most infamous cat burglar and murderer. He was a complex character: ruthless, devious, dangerous, charming, intelligent and creative. Mrs Katherine Dyson identified him as the murderer of her husband, and as the police searched the country for him, Peace was living a life of luxury under another identity in London.One of these murders became the most notorious and scandalous case of the Victorian age, with a tale of illicit romance and a nationwide hunt for Britain’s most wanted man; the other was to become a landmark in British legal history. Although no one suspected a link between them, these two sensational murder cases would, in the end, turn out to be tied together in a way that shocked Victorian society to its core.
Charlie Peace
Title | Charlie Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Eaton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
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ISBN | 9781910170304 |
Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life and Astounding Legend charts the evolution of a Victorian master burglar and murderer from truth to myth. The book begins with the way his crimes were reported in The Illustrated Police News before examining the growth of the legend in Penny Dreadfuls and ballads, before this criminal was uniquely transformed into a folk hero in popular theatre, waxwork shows, early cinema, music hall song and even comics. The book will appeal to anyone interested in true crime, 19th century literature, theatre and film history and popular culture.