THE WHARNCLIFFE A-Z OF YORKSHIRE MURDER. From Dick Turpin to the End of Hanging

Softcover. The history of the old county of Yorkshire has been concerned with the great and the good, the ambitious and the downright unscrupulous. Its broad acres have had more than its fair share of high-profile murders, especially though not exclusively in its burgeoning urban centres. Now there is a reference work to bring together most of the principal murders, from the mid-18th century when Dick Turpin went to the York gallows, through to the end of hanging in 1964. In a time-span of 2 centuries, Yorkshire has witnessed a range of tragic narratives including husbands killing their wives, homicidal attacks in the night alleys and courts, gangs at work looking for vulnerable victims on dark streets and country lanes. Many of these tales are from the countryside too. Revenge and jealousy on and around farms, clashes between poachers and gamekeepers and shootings in rolling hills and valleys. Other factors in the social scene are also recounted, including legal and historical features, definitions, explanations, even short accounts of lives of murderers and of course the enigmatic hangman. Illus., Bibliog. and Index. 164pp. small 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.