{"product_id":"the-battered-body-beneath-the-flagstones-and-other-victorian-scandals-hardcover","title":"The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones, and Other Victorian Scandals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ghoulishly entertaining' Jacqueline Banerjee, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a great book for dipping into . . . the cases themselves are written engagingly and with appealing dramatisation of key events.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Fleet, \u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA grisly book dedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England, covering high-profile offences - such as the murder of actor William Terriss, whose stabbing at the stage door of the Adelphi Theatre in 1897 filled the front pages for many weeks - as well as lesser-known transgressions that scandalised the Victorian era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tales include murders and violent crimes, but also feature scandals that merely amused the Victorians. These include the story of a teenage man who married an actress, only to be shipped off to Australia by his disgusted parents; and the Italian ice-cream man who only meant to buy his sweetheart a hat but ended up proposing marriage instead. When he broke it off, his fianc e's father sued him and the story was dubbed the 'Amusing Aberdeen Breach of Promise Case'. Also present is the gruesome story of the murder of Patrick O Connor who was shot in the head and buried under the kitchen flagstones by his lover Maria Manning and her husband, Frederick. The couple's subsequent trial caused a sensation and even author Charles Dickens attended the grisly public hanging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a range of sources from university records and Old Bailey transcripts to national and regional newspaper archives, Michelle Morgan's research sheds new light on well-known stories as well as unearthing previously unknown incidents.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA series of fascinating portraits of gruesome crimes - some well-known, others newly uncovered - and the sinister characters who made up the murky criminal underworld of the Victorian era.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike their modern counterparts, Victorians knew how to love and hate in equal measure. The archives are brimming with stories of all manner of atrocity, including husbands murdering their wives, suicidal lovers, and mistresses taking revenge on their love rivals. They range from the truly dreadful to the fairly ludicrous, but mostly they have one thing in common - bloodshed, and plenty of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England and the United States, this grisly book covers high-profile offences - such as the murder of actor William Terriss, whose stabbing at the stage door of the Adelphi Theatre in 1897 filled the front pages for many weeks - as well as lesser-known transgressions that provoked scandal around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on a wealth of sources, from archival records and Old Bailey transcripts to national and regional newspaper archives, Michelle Morgan sheds new light on supposedly well-known stories while also unearthing previously unknown incidents.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle Morgan is a full-time writer living in Northampton whose work has been featured in a number of magazines. Morgan has written nine books to date, including four on the topic of Marilyn Monroe which have sold tens of thousands of copies in countries all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772118368544,"sku":"9781472139474","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ec5f88657e43f50530a9c4caba04303.webp?v=1780399444","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-battered-body-beneath-the-flagstones-and-other-victorian-scandals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}