ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1995
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

The Victorian Serial Killings of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream

University of Chicago Press 1995 217 strana

odlična očuvanost

Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
Pt. 1: The Crimes
1: The Time and Place
2: The Murders
3: The Police
4: The Suspect
5: The Trial
Pt. 2: The Context
6: Prostitution
7: Abortion
8: Blackmail
9: Doctors
10: Detectives
11: Degenerates
12: Women
Conclusion
Afterword
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

From 1877 to 1892, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered seven women, all prostitutes or patients seeking abortions, in England and North America. A Prescription for Murder begins with Angus McLaren’s vividly detailed story of the killings. Using press reports and police dossiers, McLaren investigates the links between crime and respectability to reveal a remarkable range of Victorian sexual tensions and fears. McLaren explores how the roles of murderer and victim were created, and how similar tensions might contribute to the onslaught of serial killing in today’s society.