{"product_id":"dark-london-a-journey-through-the-citys-mysterious-and-macabre-underworld-hardcover","title":"Dark London: A Journey Through the City's Mysterious and Macabre Underworld - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom dark crimes of passion to shocking tales of grave robbing, gruesome murders, dens of iniquity, Victorian séances, and haunted houses--not far beneath London's everyday bustle and glitter there has long been a fascinatingly rich underworld of criminality, superstition, scandal, and macabre debauchery. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark London\u003c\/i\u003e, social historian\u003cb\u003e Dr Drew Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, a specialist in the \u003cb\u003ehistory of crime and punishment, \u003c\/b\u003e delves into the city's grim yet compelling past, uncovering the people and places that shaped its darker identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross more than \u003cb\u003e100 real-life cases and curiosities\u003c\/b\u003e, he explores how London became both the heart of a growing empire and a stage for vice, greed, and human fallibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlights include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe London Burkers\u003c\/b\u003e, a notorious gang of resurrectionists whose leader confessed to stealing and selling nearly 1,000 bodies to London's medical schools in the 1830s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Whitechapel Murders of 1888\u003c\/b\u003e, still the world's longest running serial murder mystery. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe prisons of Newgate and Pentonville\u003c\/b\u003e, where shifting attitudes towards justice revealed the tension between punishment, reform, and moral control. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe legend of Spring-heeled Jack\u003c\/b\u003e, the terrifying, leaping figure who caused panic across London's streets. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Great Stink of 1858\u003c\/b\u003e, when London's polluted Thames brought the city to a standstill and forced a revolution in sanitation and public health. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark London\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the history of the city's seamier side, picking out the most scandalous, curious and bizarre aspects of London's shadowy and fascinating underbelly. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Drew Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is a social historian of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who specialises in the history of crime and punishment. Drew is Head of Subject for Culture (Humanities, Media, \u0026amp; Performance) at the University of Northampton and teaches modules on both the History and Criminology programmes. His previous works include \u003ci\u003eMurder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fingerprint 1811-1911\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888869441824,"sku":"9781836004240","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/S4Q_cqP60c9781836004240.webp?v=1781923454","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dark-london-a-journey-through-the-citys-mysterious-and-macabre-underworld-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}