| A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire Contributor(s): Long, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752456776 ISBN-13: 9780752456775 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 942 |
| Series: Grim Almanacs |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (0.80 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative's decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further - it's all here. But do you have the stomach for it? |