Bloody Scotland : crime in 19th century Scotland
Archibald, Malcolm2014
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In the 19th century Scotland was depicted as a land of misty glens, engineering innovation and inventive genius. But Scotland was also the home of brutal murder, terrifying riots, child cruelty, bank robbery and acid attack. Women as well as men were capable of horrendous acts, and crime could strike anywhere: at home, on the road and even at sea. From the Borders to the Northern Isles, crime was never far away. Edinburgh, with its reputation for polite decorum, was also the scene of poisoning and savagery; the dark streets of industrial Glasgow and Dundee harboured thieves and muggers, while the villages of coast and country hid wild men and vicious women. This book exposes some of the crimes, remembered and forgotten, that rocked the Scotland of our ancestors.
Main title:
Bloody Scotland : crime in 19th century Scotland / Malcolm Archibald.
Author:
Archibald, Malcolm, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Black & White Publishing, 2014.
Collation:
xvi, 271 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845027896 (pbk)1845027892
Dewey class:
364.9'411'09034364.941109034364.9411364.9364.914 ARC364.941364.941109364
Local class:
364.9411364.941D 24.61 ARC
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
625230
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