The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
Status
Central Library - True Crime - 2nd Floor
364.1524 Su
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364.1524 Su
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East Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
364.1524 Su
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364.1524 Su
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
364.1524 Su
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Central Library - True Crime - 2nd Floor | 364.1524 Su | On Shelf |
East Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult | 364.1524 Su | On Shelf |
Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult | 364.1524 Su | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Coombes, Nathaniel, -- 1883-1946 -- Childhood and youth.
Coombes, Nathaniel, -- 1883-1946 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Coombes, Robert, -- 1882-1949 -- Childhood and youth.
Coombes, Robert, -- 1882-1949 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Juvenile homicide -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Coombes, Nathaniel, -- 1883-1946 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Coombes, Robert, -- 1882-1949 -- Childhood and youth.
Coombes, Robert, -- 1882-1949 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Juvenile homicide -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-360) and index.
Description
In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The judge sentenced him to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Shockingly, Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert. At a time of great tumult and uncertainty, Robert Coombes's case crystallized contemporary anxieties about the education of the working classes, the dangers of pulp fiction, and evolving theories of criminality, childhood, and insanity. With riveting detail and rich atmosphere, Summerscale re-creates this terrible crime and its aftermath, uncovering an extraordinary story of man's capacity to overcome the past. --,adapted from book jacket.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Summerscale, K. (2016). The wicked boy: the mystery of a Victorian child murderer . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Summerscale, Kate, 1965-. 2016. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Summerscale, Kate, 1965-. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Penguin Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Summerscale, Kate. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Penguin Press, 2016.
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