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A Very British Murder : The Story of a National Obsession
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A Very British Murder : The Story of a National Obsession Hardcover - 2014

by Worsley, Lucy

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Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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From the publisher

DR. LUCY WORSLEY is a historian and Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, where she looks after the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace among others. She has presented numerous television series, including Harlots, Housewives and Heroines for BBC4 and If Walls Could Talk for BBC1, for which she also wrote an accompanying book. Lucy has also written numerous other books, including Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses.

Media reviews

   • "Worsley's book covers a great deal of ground... it provides an excellent overview of how the consumption of crime became a dominant part of our cultural landscape." --The Sunday Times 

   • "Worsley captures this bloody love affair very well." --The Independent 

   • "Worsley retells the stories of famous murderers and legendary criminals in delightfully readable language, with the occasional sharp, illuminating comment." --Literary Review

About the author

DR. LUCY WORSLEY is a historian and Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, where she looks after the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace among others. She has presented numerous television series, including "Harlots, Housewives and Heroines f"or BBC4 and "If Walls Could Talk "for BBC1, for which she also wrote an accompanying book. Lucy has also written numerous other books, including "Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses."

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