Tales from the Hanging Court

Zusatztext 'This thoughtful collection of criminal trials provides a fascinating insight into the murky world of 18th-century London. The authors have assembled a wealth of extracts from proceeding at the Old Bailey and the reader will meet an astonishing cast of characters: murderous husbands! highwaymen! prostitutes! and the rest. The workings of the criminal justice system - from arrest through to public execution - are closely examined! but this book is far more than social history. Devotees of Defoe and Fielding will enjoy glimpsing the real world behind those writers' famous fictions.' Informationen zum Autor Robert Shoemaker and Tim Hitchcock are the Editors of the online proceedings of the Old Bailey archives. Klappentext Using real-life courtroom dramas from centuries past, the authors describe 18th century London in fascinating and often lurid detail Using real-life courtroom dramas from centuries past, the authors describe 18th century London in fascinating and often lurid detail Zusammenfassung Using real-life courtroom dramas from centuries past, the authors describe 18th century London in fascinating and often lurid detail

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tim Hitchcock, Tim (University of Hertfordshire Hitchcock, Bob Shoemaker, Robert Shoemaker
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.09.2007
• EAN: 9780340913758
• ISBN: 978-0-340-91375-8
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Serie: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie