Victorian Crime, Madness and Sensation

by Andrew Maunder

Book Overview

Beginning with Victoria's enthronement and an exploration of sensationalist accounts of attacks on the Queen, and ending with the notorious case of a fin-de-si cle killer, Victorian Crime, Madness, and Sensation throws new light on nineteenth-century attitudes toward crime and 'deviance'. The essays, which draw on both canonical and liminal texts, examine the Victorian fascination with criminal psychology and pathology, engaging with real life cases...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754640604
• ISBN13: 9780754640608
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"