Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London

by Claire Harman

Book Overview

Early on the morning of May 6, 1840, the elderly Lord William Russell was found in his London house with his throat so deeply cut that his head was nearly severed. The crime soon had everyone, including Queen Victoria, feverishly speculating about motives and methods. But when the prime suspect claimed to have been inspired by a sensational crime novel, it sent shock waves through literary London and drew both Dickens and Thackeray into the fray...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525436154
• ISBN13: 9780525436157
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"