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Start Your Weekend at the Library!
Enjoy stories, songs, and hands-on activities.
(All Ages)
Saturdays: 10:30 a.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Special Story Themes:
June 15: Juneteenth
June 29: Pride Month
July 6: Independence Day
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction.Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama—even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts....
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