Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office - With an Account of Magistrates, Runners, Police; a Selection of Most

Published in 1888, this two-volume work depicts the Bow Street Runners, the London police force of the eighteenth century.

List of contents

1. A strange episode; 2. Bow Street and the patent theatres; 3. Bank and coach robberies; 4. Accomplished swindlers; 5. Various murders and robberies; 6. The Greenwich tragedy; 7. The murder of Weare; 8. The Cato Street plot; 9. The Queen's funeral in 1821; 10. The resurrection men; 11. Murder of the Italian boy; 12. Sir J. Dean Paul and Co.; 13. The Waterloo Bridge Mystery; 14. Dr Bernard; 15. Governor Eyre; 16. The Baron de Vidil; 17. 'The Flowery Land' pirates; 18. Muller; 19. The Clerkenwell explosion; 20. The female personators; 21. Kurr and Benson; 22. De Tourville's case; 23. 'The slate trick'; 24. The dynamiters; 25. The new police.

Summary

This two-volume work, published in 1888, gives a stirring account of the work of London's eighteenth-century law enforcers, the Bow Street Runners. It tells how the Runners were formed, and, using official records, examines a selection of criminal investigations including the Cato Street Conspiracy and the murder of William Weare.

Product details

• Authors: Percy Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Percy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108036955
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03695-5
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries; Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Police & security services, Police and security services, C 1700 To C 1800