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  • Murder Houses of London

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    In that stately Fitzrovia house, the butler was murdered by a disgruntled pantry-boy; in that one, a king’s housekeeper lost her life. In that Kensington flat, a demented playboy murdered a prostitute for kicks; in that Gloucester Road basement, ‘Acid Bath’ Haigh was busy digesting the bodies of his victims. In those two elegant Chelsea houses, located in peaceful garden squares, a clergyman and ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Victorian Murders

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    This book features fifty-six Victorian cases of murder covered in the sensational weekly penny journal the Illustrated Police News between 1867 and 1900. Some of them are famous, like the Bravo Mystery of 1876, the Llangibby Massacre of 1878 and the Mrs Pearcey case of 1890; others are little-known, like the Acton Atrocity of 1880, the Ramsgate Mystery of 1893 and the Grafton Street Murder of 1894 ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Blood on the Snow

    The Killing of Olof Palme

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    The Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, a major figure in world politics and an ardent opponent of apartheid, was shot dead on the streets of Stockholm in February 1986. At the time of his death, Palme was deeply involved in Middle East diplomacy and was working under UN auspices to end the Iran-Iraq war. Across Scandinavia, Palme's killing had an impact similar to that of the Kennedy ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

  • Greyfriars Bobby

    The Most Faithful Dog in the World

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    No visitor to Edinburgh will miss the monument to Scotland's most famous dog, the little Skye terrier Greyfriars Bobby. This amazing dog, the most faithful in the world, kept vigil at his master's grave for fourteen long years. Many children's books, and three successful films, have been inspired by the affecting story of this little dog, said to be the most inspiring tale of love and loyalty ever ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    In this book of amazing oddities, the successor to his popular Cabinet of Medical Curiositiesand The Two-Headed Boy, Jan Bondeson explores various surprising and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine: Does people’s hair go white after a sudden fright; can the image of the killer be seen in the eyes of a murdered person; does the severed head of a guillotined person maintain some degree of ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Phillimore's Edinburgh

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    In his day, Reginald P. Phillimore (1855–1941) was one of Britain’s leading postcard artists. A great friend of the Athens of the North, he settled in North Berwick and delighted in depicting various Edinburgh locations, both famous and obscure. Artistically, these cards are some of the finest he produced. He sold his cards through a network of dealers, all over Britain, and since he employed a ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Amazing Dogs

    A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    In the 1750s, the Learned English Dog was a sensation in London: this spelling and calculating border collie was even thought to be a reincarnation of Pythagoras. The acting Newfoundland dog Carlo, active in London from 1803 until 1811, had plays specially written for him, involving tackling villains, liberating prisoners, and diving into artificial lakes on stage to save drowning children. Don ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Strange Victoriana

    Tales of the Curious, the Weird and the Uncanny from Our Victorian Ancestors

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    This book makes use of a privately held archive of the old periodical Illustrated Police News to describe strange, macabre and uncanny episodes from the Victorian era. Dog-Faced Men are exhibited on stage, the doctors congregate around the bed of the Sleeping Frenchman of Soho, Miss Vint demonstrates her Reincarnated Cats, and scantily dressed Female Somnambulists tumble from the roofs. From the ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Queen Victoria's Stalker

    The Strange Story of the Boy Jones

    par Jan Bondeson ...
    After her coronation in 1838, Queen Victoria was a frightened young woman. She was relentlessly pursued by a weird teenager, Edward, 'the Boy' Jones, who had an uncanny ability to sneak into Buckingham Palace without being detected. Once, he broke into her bedroom and stole her underwear, and at least twice he sat on the throne. 'If he had come into my bedroom, how frightened I would have been', ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Strangeways

    A Century of Hangings in Manchester

    par Martin Baggoley ...
    Strangeways Gaol opened in 1868, and replaced the New Bailey Gaol, where public executions had taken place before their abolition that same year. Strangeways was to be a major location of execution for murders commited in the Northwest of England, for the next 100 years. Between 1869 and 1962 exactly 100 people were hanged, several women included in this number. ... En savoir plus

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  • The Crimes of Jack the Ripper

    par Paul Roland ...
    "Roland provides a well-balanced overview ... extensively illustrated and with timely coverage of some of the latest theories and research."-Stephen P. Ryder, Editor, Casebook: Jack the RipperMore than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular imagination.After scrupulously re-examining official documents of ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Odd True Tales, Volume 1

    Odd True Tales, #1

    par Mimi Riser ...
    Collections Livre 1 - Odd True Tales
    A crazy collection of "odd but true" tales. Some of them deal with the paranormal, while others recount curious events from history. Some are scary, and some may make you laugh. All are good reading and full of food for thought. Volume One includes the stories: "An Odd Experience at Cape Cod"… "The Mystery of the Missing Ambassador"… "Winged Fright"… "Heroic Medicine"… "Facts & Fictions of History ... En savoir plus

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