CRIME AND CRIMINALS IN VICTORIAN KENT

Softcover. The painter who murdered his father, a mass-murderer from Ramsgate, prize-fighting on the Kent marshes - the author has packed his book with a wealth of human interest, and covers the whole spectrum of Kent crime in a bygone age. It was a time when ignorance about mental illness led to many unnecessary crimes of violence, and when desperate poverty forced starving people into sheep-stealing or poaching in order to feed their children. Nearly every major town in the county is featured and the author includes some crimes that have now virtually disappeared like 'breach of promise' and 'rick-burning'. As well as examining several major crimes in detail, the author suggests reasons for the prevalence of crime in Victorian Kent. Illus. by Tim Blake. Illus., Sources, Notes for Schools, Index of People and Index of Places. 114pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.