THE GOOD OLD DAYS Crime, Murder and Mayhem in Victorian London

Hardback. A powerful exploration by the author of the teeming underbelly that was to be found in the fog-bound streets, rat-infested slums, common lodging houses, boozers, penny gaffs and brothels in the heart of the greatest empire that the world has ever seen, bringing to life the real working-class London of Victoria's reign. Chapter headings include : 1888 - Jack's Reign of Terror (Jack the Ripper pp.155-176); Street Crime, Juvenile Delinquents and the Garrotting Panic; Victorian Substance Abuse; The Sex Trade, Porn Vice and Baby Farmers; Murder Most Foul; Con Men, Tricksters, Clairvoyants and Frauds; Police, Policing and Criminal Types etc. Illus. + A Glossary of Some Slang Terms, Followed by Victorian Money; A Brief Chronology and Bibliog. 286pp. 8vo. h/back. As New in dw.