Brighton Crime & Vice : 1800-2000

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Enno, Douglas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brighton (England)--Moral conditions--History--19th century.

Brighton (England)--Moral conditions--History--20th century.

Crime--England--Brighton--History--19th century.

Crime--England--Brighton--History--20th century.

Local Subjects:

Brighton (England)--Moral conditions--History--19th century.

Brighton (England)--Moral conditions--History--20th century.

Crime--England--Brighton--History--19th century.

Crime--England--Brighton--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wharncliffe, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brighton has a dark side - it has a well-deserved reputation as a hotbed of crime. Robbery, violence, murder and every type of vice have flourished in this seaside town. And in this compelling book, Douglas d'Enno records, in graphic detail, two centuries of this criminal history in all its shocking variety. Using a convenient A to Z format, he documents crimes against theperson and against property - murders, assaults, rapes, thefts and cases of arson are prominent among them. The subterranean world of vice is catalogued here. Prostitution is covered, of course, but also public immorality of

Contents:

""Also by""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""A � Z Listing""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78340-810-3

OCLC:

854974613