Author: Steve JonesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781870000093
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Manchester... the Sinister Side
Author: Steve JonesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781870000093
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College: Continuation of the history of the Collegiate Church, Manchester
Author: Samuel HibbertThe Sinister Side
Author: Lucilla AndrewsPublisher: William Heinemann
ISBN: 9780434002603
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
History of the Foundations in Manchester of Chirst's College, Chetham's Hospital, and the Free Grammar School
Author: Samuel HibbertThe Episcopal See of Manchester: Continuation of the history of the collegiate church : an architectural description of the Collegiate church and College of Manchester
Author: Samuel HibbertThe Real Sherlock Holmes
Author: Angela BuckleyPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473834694
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The life and law enforcement career of the legendary Victorian police detective: “Caminada’s story is a remarkable one . . . [a] fascinating book.” —The Manc On December 6, 1886, Arthur Foster leaves the Queen’s Theatre, Manchester, with a pocket full of gold and a lady bedecked with diamonds on his arm. He hails a hansom cab, unaware that a detective has been trailing him as he’s crisscrossed the streets of the city. As the cab pulls away, the detective slips inside and arrests the infamous “Birmingham Forger.” The detective is Jerome Caminada, legendary policeman and real-life Victorian super-sleuth. A master of disguise with a keen eye for detail and ingenious methods of detection, Caminada is at the top of his game, tracking notorious criminals through the seedy streets of Manchester’s underworld. Relentless in his pursuit, he stalks pickpockets and poisoners, unscrupulous con artists and cold-blooded murderers. His groundbreaking detective work leads to the unraveling of classic crime cases such as the Hackney Carriage Murder in 1889, secret government missions, and a deadly confrontation with his arch-rival, a ruthless and violent thief. Caminada’s compelling story bears all the hallmarks of Arthur Conan Doyle and establishes this indefatigable investigator as one of the most formidable detectives of the Victorian era—and a real-life Sherlock Holmes. “The real-life figure who inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's infamous detective, Sherlock Holmes, may have been uncovered.” —Daily Mail
Peterloo
Author: Graham PhythianPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750989513
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
On 16 August 1819 on St Peter's Field, Manchester, a peaceful demonstration of some 60,000 workers and reformers was brutally dispersed by sabrewielding cavalry, resulting in at least fifteen dead and over 600 injured. Within days the slaughter was named ' Peter-loo', as an ironic reference to the battleground of Waterloo. Now the subject of a major film, this highly detailed yet readable narrative, based almost entirely on eyewitness reports and contemporary documents, brings the events of that terrible day vividly to life. In a world in which the legitimacy of facts is in constant jeopardy from media and authoritarian bias, the lessons to be learned from the bloodshed and the tyrannical aftermath are as pertinent today as they were 200 years ago. Film director Mike Leigh has defined Peterloo as 'the event that becomes more relevant with every new episode of our crazy times'.
Sinister Side
Author: Lucille AndrewsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780749322403
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Exiles
Author: Daria SantiniPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786736284
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
London, 1934. Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner dominated the British theatre scene, poet and director Berthold Viertel shot two successful films for Gaumont British; two great actors from the Weimar era, Conrad Veidt and Fritz Kortner, became well-known faces in English-speaking cinema and the Hungarian journalist Stefan Lorant launched the first ever continental-style illustrated magazine for the British newspaper market. Exploring a phase in the history of Anglo-German relations during which the émigrés from Hitler's Germany were making their influence felt in Britain, Daria Santini traces their presence in London from around 1933 to 1935 when these characters made their presence truly felt, all while the Nazi threat loomed on the horizon.
The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster
Author: Edward BainesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description