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Classic Crimes: A Selection from the Works of William Roughead

William Roughead, Lucy Sante

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Historic crimes resurrected with mesmerizing narrative.

If true crime piques your interest, stepping into the meticulously reconstructed worlds of William Roughead's "Classic Crimes" feels like being conducted by a master. Roughead's flair for dramatizing real-life courtroom drama will ensnare you, as he breathes new life into diabolical deeds from bygone eras. This selection channels the charm of vintage thrillers while offering a stark illumination of humanity’s darker shades.

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Classic Crimes: A Selection from the Works of William Roughead

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ISBN: 9780940322462
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Date of Publication: 2000-08-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 154 readers)

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Dorothy Sayers called William Roughead "the best showman who ever stood before the door of the chamber of horrors," and his true crime stories, written in the early 1900s, are among the glories of the genre. Displaying a meticulous command of evidence and unerring dramatic flair, Roughead brings to life some of the most notorious crimes and extraordinary trials of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England and Scotland. Utterly engrossing, these accounts of pre-meditated mayhem and miscarried justice also cast a powerful light on the evil that human beings, and human institutions, find both tempting to contemplate and all too easy to do.
 

Historic crimes resurrected with mesmerizing narrative.

If true crime piques your interest, stepping into the meticulously reconstructed worlds of William Roughead's "Classic Crimes" feels like being conducted by a master. Roughead's flair for dramatizing real-life courtroom drama will ensnare you, as he breathes new life into diabolical deeds from bygone eras. This selection channels the charm of vintage thrillers while offering a stark illumination of humanity’s darker shades.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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