Author: George Wilson Meadley
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Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Memoirs of William Paley, D.D. By George Wilson Meadley
Author: George Wilson Meadley
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Pages : 440
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Memoirs of William Paley, D.D.
Author: George Wilson Meadley
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Category : Natural theology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Category : Natural theology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Memoirs of William Paley, D.D.
Author: George Wilson Meadley
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Category : Christian ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Category : Christian ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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The Invention of Murder
Author: Judith Flanders
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250024889
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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"Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause célèbres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike." -Publishers Weekly, starred review In this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama-even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and the new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other-the founders of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens's Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell. In this meticulously researched and engrossing book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder in Great Britain, both famous and obscure: from Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancée around town by omnibus, to Burke and Hare's bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper, to the tragedy of the murdered Marr family in London's East End. Through these stories of murder-from the brutal to the pathetic-Flanders builds a rich and multi-faceted portrait of Victorian society in Great Britain. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the utterly dangerous, The Invention of Murder is both a mesmerizing tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250024889
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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"Superb... Flanders's convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause célèbres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike." -Publishers Weekly, starred review In this fascinating exploration of murder in nineteenth century England, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama-even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and the new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other-the founders of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens's Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell. In this meticulously researched and engrossing book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder in Great Britain, both famous and obscure: from Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancée around town by omnibus, to Burke and Hare's bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper, to the tragedy of the murdered Marr family in London's East End. Through these stories of murder-from the brutal to the pathetic-Flanders builds a rich and multi-faceted portrait of Victorian society in Great Britain. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the utterly dangerous, The Invention of Murder is both a mesmerizing tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.
Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
Author: Niall O'Flaherty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108474470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Studies the influential tradition of 'theological utilitarianism' in the eighteenth century through the lens of William Paley's life and thought.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108474470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Studies the influential tradition of 'theological utilitarianism' in the eighteenth century through the lens of William Paley's life and thought.
“The” Quarterly Review
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Pages : 554
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Pages : 554
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Books Published by Archd. Constable & Co. Edinburgh
Author: Archibald Constable & Co
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Pages : 58
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Pages : 58
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The London Quarterly Review
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Pages : 558
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Pages : 558
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The Quarterly Review (London)
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Pages : 536
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Pages : 536
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Outlines of Natural Philosophy, Being Heads of Lectures Delivered in the University of Edinburgh
Author: John Playfair (Mathematician.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Pages : 426
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