The Swamp of Death
A True Tale of Victorian Lies and Murder
Published on 28. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-14-100827-1 (ISBN)
Description
Early in 1890, three young gentlemen left England for the backwoods of Canada, each hoping to make a fortune. Within days of their arrival, one was dead and the other two had been arrested for murder. A tainted investigation and corrupt trial followed, minutely reported by sensation-hungry pressmen, and their use of submarine telegraph cables ensured that the case became an international cause celebre. But key questions remained. Who was the real murderer? Was the killing premeditated? What was the motive? Rebecca Gowers uses letters, press reports and memoirs to piece together a true tale as vivid and gripping as the best murder mysteries of Victorian fiction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-100827-1 (9780141008271)
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Rebecca Gowers has previously been engaged in research at Oxford University on the relationships between true crime, Victorian detective literature, police detectives, and nineteenth-century technology. She has contributed to a wide range of newspapers and magazines. This is her first book.