The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780805078497 (0805078495)
Publish date: May 1st 2005
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Pages no: 375
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
19th Century,
Crime,
True Crime,
Victoriana
Don't get me wrong, I liked this book (I'm trying to combat grade inflation in my rating system)- it was the literary equivalent of Law & Order: 1830s London. I studied the history of science and medicine quite a bit in school, so that theme was of great interest to me. Same goes for the birth of cr...
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