How to Apprehend a Murderer: A Comically Annotated Guide to Scotland Yard, Penny Dreadfuls, and the Birth of Detection (THE VICTORIAN GUIDE TO IMPROPRIETY)
How to Apprehend a Murderer is a comically annotated guide to Scotland Yard, penny dreadfuls, and the birth of detection. Framed as part of The Victorian Guide to Impropriety, it explores the era’s crime-conscious culture and emerging fascination with investigative methods.
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How to Apprehend a Murderer offers a comically annotated guide to the world surrounding Victorian detection.
The book focuses on Scotland Yard, penny dreadfuls, and the birth of detection as identified in its title.
Part of The Victorian Guide to Impropriety, it presents its subject with an irreverent historical perspective.
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