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“THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME”
Adam Worth, sometimes given the same epithet as the fictional villian who challenged Sherlock Holmes, “The Napoleon of Crime”, was a German-born criminal mastermind. Worth was born in Germany in 1844, the first child of a poor Jewish family; his … Continue reading
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Tagged Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Victorian murders
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Murder Mysteries
Do you know who Svengali was, or Count Fosco, or Lydia Gwilt? All were famous villians of nineteenth century murder mysteries. All three raised issues about the society of the time 1860s to 1890s. After the discovery of “mesmerism” in … Continue reading
Posted in Jack the Ripper, victorian crime, Victorian forensic science
Tagged Count Fosco, crime detection, crime novels, forensics, Jack the Ripper, Lydia Gwilt, murder, murder mysteries, mystery books, mystery novels, Svengali, the Hanging of Jack the Ripper, the Ripper murders, victorian crime, victorian forensics, Victorian murders, Who was Jack the Ripper, Wilkie Collins
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A monumental source of eye-witness information on the Victorian age
Where did Charles Dickens go when he needed first hand information on London street merchants? Of course, he went out with detectives as they made their rounds but what if he needed to know about the street people who worked … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century London, Uncategorized, victorian crime, victorian industry, Victorian literature, victorian London
Tagged clothing of the poor, costermongers, excutions, Henry Mahew, lives of the poor, London Labour and the London Poor, mountebanks, occupations of the poor, poor markets, salaries of the poor, street literature, street sellers
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The most difficult type of murder to solve in Victorian times
Without access to modern forensic science, Victorian crime fighters were often stuck when it came to murder by poison. A good example of this kind of crime were the proven murders committed by Stanislaws Kosloski, a.k.a John Chapman, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Game of Shadows Movie Trailer Sherlock Holmes, a Victorian case of poisoning, Dr. Joseph Bell, Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the real Jack the Ripper identified by the chief investigator on the case, the real Sherlock Holmes, Victorian Edinburgh, Victorian murders
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Could the real Sherlock Holmes have stopped Jack the Ripper?
Many people do not realize that Sherlock Holmes was based on a real person: Dr. Joseph Bell, one of the world’s first forensic pathologists. In more than one case Bell’s careful forensic method led to hanging a murderer who would … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Bell, forensic evidence, Jack the Ripper, the real Jack the Ripper identified by the chief investigator on the case, the real Sherlock Holmes, victorian crime detection, Victorian murders
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WHY WAS THE CREATOR OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SUCH AN ARDENT SPIRITUALIST?
Throughout his life, Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes was an ardent supporter of the spiritualist point of view. He had many debates (arguments) with eminent critics of spiritualist ideas, in particular, Harry Houdini, illusionist, escape artist and an … Continue reading
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