Book: Danger, Darkness And Destitution In Nineteenth Century Britain
Author: Jo Ellis
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 4/5
“Danger, Darkness and Destitution in Nineteenth Century Britain” by Jo Ellis is a great story.
This book is a collection of true crime stories that highlights how dangerous London was in the Victorian era. In Victorian England, headlines about baby farming and murder was very common. Amelia Dyer was referred to as the woman who killed babies for money. Amelia was the most prolific baby-farmer of the nineteenth century.
In 1896, Charles Humphreys, a boatman, noticed a package in the River Thames. On opening the package, he saw the body of a baby girl who had been strangled with white tape. The police investigation started and Detective Constable Anderson was the first to investigate the parcel. He investigated the parcel address and the railway station clerk recognised the parcel. He informed Anderson that it was from Amelia Dyer. It’s the beginning of the end for Amelia. Read this story to know what will happen next.
Written in approx 100 pages, this book could be read in a single sitting. I wasn’t aware of Amelia Dyer before reading this book. Still I couldn’t believe how someone could be so cruel that they don’t even care to kill infants for money. Writing style of Jo is nice. Sentences are longer at some places which made my reading pace slow. Apart from that I enjoyed every bit of this story. Cover photo is nice. Those who love to read true crime stories should go ahead with this without second thoughts.
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Danger, Darkness And Destitution In Nineteenth Century Britain
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