STUDIES IN SCARLET Victorian Murders and Moralities Selected from the Files of The Illustrated Police News.

Softcover. Features 79 stories from 'The Illustrated Police News', each with a startling illustration. These true life stories form the basis of a fascinating and gruesome study into the darker side of Victorian society. Who was the mass murderer who butchered his entire family? What happened when an insane gorilla came face to face with two respectable French ladies? Who or what was the deadly sea devil that haunted the seas off Japan? These are just some of the questions answered by the author. Profusely Illus. + Bibliog. 123pp. trade size softcover. The top r/hand corner of the Bibliog. p. has been neatly cut-out, but hasn't affected the listed book details, o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers.