Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield
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Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781783037599
ISBN-13 : 1783037598
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Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield by : Geoffrey Howse

Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of A History of London’s Prisons reveals the ugly criminal past of one of England’s most beautiful cities. It hardly seems surprising that what has become England’s fourth city has within its rich history a sinister and darker side. Take a journey to discover cases of petty crime, riots, burglary, robbery, assault, suicide, unlawful killing, manslaughter, and murder, as well as a host of quirky and quizzical crimes from the early Victorian period to modern times. One sensational case covered is that of Sheffield-born Charles Peace, considered by some criminologists to be England’s most notorious murderer. He was hanged at Leeds on February 25, 1879, for the killing of Arthur Dyson at Darnall in 1876. Peace’s criminality seemed to know no bounds. Several other sensational and forgotten murders are featured and a range of cases mentioned refer to many former landmarks in and around old Sheffield, from public houses and hotels to factories, shops, and steelworks. This book is sure to be an absorbing read for anyone interested in our local social history.


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