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Deadly Encounters : Two Victorian Sensations /

In July 1861 London newspapers excitedly reported two violent crimes, both the stuff of sensational fiction. One involved a retired army major, his beautiful mistress and her illegitimate child, blackmail and murder. In the other, a French nobleman was accused of trying to kill his son in order to c...

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Auteur principal: Altick, Richard D. (Richard Daniel), 1915-2008
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. The Dawning Age of Sensation
  • Chapter Two. Deadly Encounters
  • Chapter Three. The Press Responds
  • Chapter Four. From Fact to Fiction
  • Chapter Five. The Novel Experience
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index