This was a very cool book to read, as I have mentioned in other reviews I love books that are chucked full of little tidbits of information, like the origin of the word "clue", quotes from other writers of the time and how they were inspired by Road Hill killing, things of that nature, and this book...
While the book was at times a little dry, overall it was very good. Summerscale presents a case and uses it show the Victorian family and comment of the case's impact on literature.
Sold by: blackcatbooksalesFirst sentence: In the early hours of Friday, 29 June 1860 Samuel and Mary Kent were asleep on the first floor of their detached three-storey Georgian house above the village of Road, five miles from Trowbridge.In 1860, £1 had the purchasing power of £65 in today's moneyHee...
This was fascinating, but also really dry. It was as much a commentary on how this murder shaped the world of detective novels as it was on the murder itself. At times I found myself skipping whole paragraphs just to get back to the murder account. It was also dry because it was written as a step by...
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