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01800aam a2200349Ma 4500 001 7FC9200A5C7F11EBAF1B708A47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210122010015 008 140113r20142013enk 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1849906513 020 $a 9781849906517 035 $a (OCoLC)872730722 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 082 04 $a 306.40941 $2 23 100 1 $a Worsley, Lucy. 245 12 $a A very British murder / $c Lucy Worsley. 264 1 $a London : $b BBC Books, $c 2014. 300 $a 312, [16 unnumbered] pages : $b illustrations ; $c 20 cm 500 $a Originally published: 2013. 520 $a "A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's enthralling exploration of a curious national obsession. Our fascination with 'a good murder' -- from the Ratcliffe Highway Murders at the turn of the nineteenth century to Edith Thompson and Freddie Bywaters, hanged in 1922 for the murder of Edith's husband -- became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. This riveting investigation shows how during the birth of modern Britain murder entered our national psyche -- and has been a part of us ever since"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Homicide $x History. $z Great Britain $x History. 650 0 $a British national characteristics. 650 0 $a Homicide in mass media. 650 0 $a Homicide in literature. 650 0 $a Homicide in art. 650 0 $a Homicide $z Great Britain $x History. 941 $a 1 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20210122010648.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7FC9200A5C7F11EBAF1B708A47ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search