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The Wicked Boy The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

Paperback • 2016 • English

The Wicked Boy The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

By Kate Summerscale

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About the book

From the internationally bestselling author, a deeply researched and atmospheric murder mystery of late Victorian-era London In the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age 13) and his brother Nattie (age 12) were seen spending lavishly around the docklands of East London -- for ten days in July, they ate out at coffee houses and took trips to the seaside and the theater. The boys told neighbors they had been left home alone while their mother visited family in Liverpool, but their aunt was suspicio...Show more

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ISBN

9781408851159

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

The Wicked Boy The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

Format

Paperback

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