The Invention of Murder : How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

from Violetthedwarf

Fascinating. An interesting and well-researched book about how murder became entertainment, and how our modern attitudes were born.

from PDCRead

Interesting book about the way Victorians looked at murder and executions as entertainmentand the development of detection and scientific rigor in police work.

from Violetthedwarf

Fascinating. An interesting and well-researched book about how murder became entertainment, and how our modern attitudes were born.

from Violetthedwarf

Fascinating. An interesting and well-researched book about how murder became entertainment, and how our modern attitudes were born.

from pierthinker

It is surprising how few murders there were in the Victorian Age. We have a picture in our minds of a violent, largely uncaring society. Of course, our views are driven by exposure to the sensationalists of the times - Dickens, Conan Doyle and many others - all of whom had an interest in portrayi...