| Chichester Murders & Misdemeanours Contributor(s): Macdougall, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848682085 ISBN-13: 9781848682085 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - History |
| Dewey: 364.1 |
| Series: Murders & Misdemeanours |
| Physical Information: 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A look at the dark side of life, Victorian-style, when nothing was quite as it seemed and a public execution could be an entertaining family day out. Murderers, poachers, thieves, pickpockets and vagabonds all went about their business with impunity. Crime took place on the streets, on public transport, in homes, pubs, prisons, asylums, workhouses and brothels - it was all part of everyday life in Chichester in the late 1800s. It was madness and mayhem in those weird and wonderful times - and it's brought vividly to life by Philip MacDougall in Chichester Murders and Misdemeanours. |
Contributor Bio(s): Macdougall, Philip: - Philip MacDougall writes books for Amberley on southern England, but with a particular interest in the military and naval complexes that arose in and around South Hampshire (especially Portsmouth), coastal Sussex (especially Chichester) and Kent (especially Medway). As a social historian, he is interested in the people and the resources of those areas and the support provided for each of those military complexes. Possibly that interest was first sparked by having a distant ancestor who served as Nelson's secretary during the 1790s and who first joined the future Admiral at the Great Nore anchorage and which lies off North Kent. As well as the author of a number of published books, Philip has contributed biographical material on selected naval officers for the widely-acclaimed Dictionary of National Biography. A speaker at events, both local and national, he offers a wide-range of talks connected with the books he has written. |
