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Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Barbara Gates
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:210 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780691600482
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Classifications | Dewey:616.858445 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
When Viscount Castlereagh, leader of the House of Commons and architect of the Grand Alliance, committed suicide in 1822, the coroner's inquest could consider only two legal verdicts: insanity or self-murder. Public outrage greeted his burial in Westminster Abbey; the tradition lingered that a suicide's burial place be at a crossroads, with a stake
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