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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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
1986.
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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