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Modern murders : the turn-of-the-century's backlash against melodramatic and sensational representations of murder, 1880-1914 / Lee Michael-Berger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michael-Berger, Lee, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in cultural history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murder--England--London--History.
- Murder.
- Murderers--England--London--History.
- Murderers.
- Murder--History.
- Murderers--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 175 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Contents:
- Prologue: knocking at the gate of turn-of-the-century modernity
- Murder overkill
- Hilarious homicides- satirizing sensational murders
- "Craving for everything that is impossible in London"
- "The actual catastrophe": representing murder on the London stage
- A working class (tragic) hero is something to be
- The many murders of Stephen Phillips, the outdated modernist
- Epilogue: the big bloodless brawl prior to the big blood letting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Michael-Berger, Lee. Modern murders
- ISBN:
- 9781003222668
- 1003222668
- 9781000874693
- 1000874699
- 9781000874747
- 1000874745
- Publisher Number:
- 40031891332
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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