The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable: A True Tale of Passion, Poison & Pursuit - Couverture souple

Baxter, Carol

 
9781780742434: The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable: A True Tale of Passion, Poison & Pursuit
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ISBN 10 : 1780742436 ISBN 13 : 9781780742434
Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2013

Synopsis

John Tawell was a sincere Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia's first retail pharmacy and made a fortune. When he returned home to England after fifteen years, he thought he would be welcomed; instead he was shunned.

Then on New Year's Day 1845 Tawell boarded the 7:42 pm train to London Paddington. Soon, men arrived chasing a suspected murderer - but the 7:42 had departed. The Great Western Railway was experimenting with a new-fangled device, the electric telegraph, so a message was sent: a 'KWAKER' man was on the run. The trail became a sensation, involving no apparent weapon, much innuendo, and a pious man desperate to save his reputation - and would usher in the modern communication age.

Told with narrative verve and rich in historical research, this is a delicious true tale of murder and scientific revolution in Victorian England.

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À propos de l'auteur

Carol Baxter is the prize-winning author of three popular histories with a criminal bent

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Éditeur
Oneworld Publications
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780742436
ISBN 13 
9781780742434
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2014
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