Author: Allen A. Brown Collection (Boston Public Library)
Publisher: Boston : The Trustees
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Books Relating to the Stage in the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Allen A. Brown Collection (Boston Public Library)
Publisher: Boston : The Trustees
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Publisher: Boston : The Trustees
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
The Fabled Coast
Author: Sophia Kingshill
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409038459
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. In The Fabled Coast, renowned folklorists Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood gather together the most enthralling tales and traditions, tracing their origins and examining the facts behind the legends. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? Along the way, they recount the stories that are an integral part of our coastal heritage, such as the tale of Drake’s Drum, said to be heard when England was in peril, and the mythical island of Hy Brazil, which for centuries appeared on sea charts and maps to the west of Ireland. The result is an endlessly fascinating, often surprising journey through our island history.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409038459
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. In The Fabled Coast, renowned folklorists Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood gather together the most enthralling tales and traditions, tracing their origins and examining the facts behind the legends. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? Along the way, they recount the stories that are an integral part of our coastal heritage, such as the tale of Drake’s Drum, said to be heard when England was in peril, and the mythical island of Hy Brazil, which for centuries appeared on sea charts and maps to the west of Ireland. The result is an endlessly fascinating, often surprising journey through our island history.
The First Forensic Hanging
Author: Summer Strevens
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526736195
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
‘For the sake of decency, gentlemen, don't hang me high.’ This was the last request of modest murderess Mary Blandy, who was hanged for poisoning her father in 1752. Concerned that the young men in the crowd who had thronged to see her execution might look up her skirts as she was ‘turned off’ by the hangman, this last nod to propriety might appear farcical in one who was about to meet her maker. Yet this was just another aspect of a case which attracted so much public attention in its day that some determined spectators even went to the lengths of climbing through the courtroom windows to get a glimpse of Mary while on trial. Indeed her case remained newsworthy for the best part of 1752, for months garnering endless scrutiny and mixed reaction in the popular press. Opinions are certainly still divided on the matter of Mary’s ‘intention’ in the poisoning of her father, and the extent to which her coercive lover, Captain William Cranstoun, was responsible for this murder by proxy. Yet Mary Blandy’s trial was also notable in that it was the first time that detailed medical evidence had been presented in a court of law on a charge of murder by poisoning, and the first time that any court had accepted toxicological evidence in an arsenic poisoning case. The forensic legacy of the acceptance of Dr Anthony Addington’s application of chemistry to a criminal investigation is another compelling aspect of The First Forensic Hanging.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526736195
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
‘For the sake of decency, gentlemen, don't hang me high.’ This was the last request of modest murderess Mary Blandy, who was hanged for poisoning her father in 1752. Concerned that the young men in the crowd who had thronged to see her execution might look up her skirts as she was ‘turned off’ by the hangman, this last nod to propriety might appear farcical in one who was about to meet her maker. Yet this was just another aspect of a case which attracted so much public attention in its day that some determined spectators even went to the lengths of climbing through the courtroom windows to get a glimpse of Mary while on trial. Indeed her case remained newsworthy for the best part of 1752, for months garnering endless scrutiny and mixed reaction in the popular press. Opinions are certainly still divided on the matter of Mary’s ‘intention’ in the poisoning of her father, and the extent to which her coercive lover, Captain William Cranstoun, was responsible for this murder by proxy. Yet Mary Blandy’s trial was also notable in that it was the first time that detailed medical evidence had been presented in a court of law on a charge of murder by poisoning, and the first time that any court had accepted toxicological evidence in an arsenic poisoning case. The forensic legacy of the acceptance of Dr Anthony Addington’s application of chemistry to a criminal investigation is another compelling aspect of The First Forensic Hanging.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 344 (Supplementary Issue)
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Author: Thomas Byerley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Bibliographer
Author: Henry Benjamin Wheatley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Catalogue of the library of the State historical society of Wisconsin, by D.S. and I. Durrie
Author: Daniel Steele Durrie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Catalogue
Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: appendix The Tank Library, now in the Dept. of Special Collections
Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
The Literary Gazette
Author: William Jerdan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description