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On Murder As A Fine Art
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General World HistoryTrue Crime
ISBN13: 9781020556203
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 210
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This is a gripping and chilling true crime account of the infamous Ratcliffe Highway murders of 1811. Thomas De Quincey, himself a notorious opium addict, wrote this essay in 1827, examining the murders and their aftermath in gruesome detail. His account is a masterful blend of fact and fiction, creating a haunting and atmospheric portrait of London's dark underbelly.
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