The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London - Sarah Wise • BookLikes (ISBN:1448162246)

The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London

by: Sarah Wise (author)

Format: ebook

ISBN: 9781448162246 (1448162246)

Publish date: December 31st 2012

Publisher: Vintage Digital

Pages no: 368

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Biography, History, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Adult, Mystery, 19th Century, Crime, True Crime, Victoriana

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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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