Isle Of Wight Villains

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752482238
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isle of Wight Villains written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752482238
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isle of Wight Villains written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch Molly Downer who embarrassed the vicar by making him her heir, this book contains a vast array of misdeeds and miscreants. Featuring criminals such as Michael Morey, who butchered his grandson, and thirteen-year-old John Leigh, who strangled his father and, caught in the act by his sister, threw her from a window, Isle of Wight Villains details the darker side of this island paradise.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750956992
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Isle of Wight Book of Days written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking you through the year day by day, The Isle of Wight Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the Island. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of the Isle of Wight's archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the Island, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750953969
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of the Isle of Wight written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know? A new species of cat-like dinosaur, yet to be named, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1988. Darwin began his world famous 'On the Origin of the Species' while staying at the Kings Head Hotel. There are 21 tourists to every Island resident. The Little Book of the Isle of Wight is a funny, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. The Island's most eccentric inhabitants, blood-curdling murders and literally hundreds of facts combine to make this required reading for locals and visitors alike. Illustrated with humorous cartoons and delivered with wit and flair, this captivating compendium is almost impossible to put down.

Author : Douglas Wynn
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075248303X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincolnshire Villains written by Douglas Wynn and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past, the east shore of Lincolnshire’s long coastline was well adapted for smuggling and the rural quality of the county aided the transport and hiding of contraband goods. In addition to the pirates, coastal criminals and countryside rogues, there was also murder and mayhem aplenty in such cities as Lincoln, Grimsby, Boston and Stamford. Moreover, being near to the north/south routes from London meant that Lincolnshire was a haven for highwaymen and footpads – even the infamous Dick Turpin had a Lincolnshire connection.With exciting and dramatic tales featuring the worst of Lincolnshire’s villains, this book is sure to inform and fascinate everyone interested in Lincolnshire’s criminal past.

Author : Pauline Rowson
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780105398
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shroud of Evil written by Pauline Rowson and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Inspector Horton of Portsmouth CID is assigned the case of a missing person: Jasper Kenton, a private investigator. Eunice Swallows, Kenton’s partner,seems reluctant to help them, and Horton concludes that she is probably relieved to be rid of him. He instructs Sergeant Cantelli and DC Walters to put out the usual alerts, believing Kenton has probably run off with another woman. But when Kenton’s car turns up, and a shocking discovery is made, things turn serious. Immediately, Horton finds himself embroiled in an investigation that has major personal ramifications and one in which he has no choice but to withhold vital information. As he struggles to crack the case, he knows it is only a question of time before someone discovers he’s kept silent and when that’s revealed, his part in hindering a major investigation will end his career . . .

Author : Juliet John
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199261376
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dickens's Villains written by Juliet John and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study argues that Dickens' villains embody the crucial fusion between the deviant and theatrical aspects of his writing.

Author : Nigel Blundell
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782198032
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World's Most Evil Gangs written by Nigel Blundell and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime DOES pay. There's no denying it. And in pursuit of riches and power, those outside the law have always tended to band together - spawning today's murky, brutal world of organised crime.The origins of the archetypical gangster can be traced to 1920s America, when Prohibition turned street-corner hoodlums into rich and powerful businessmen. But today highly organised ferociously protective gangs are prevalent throughout the world. Despite their despicable methods, we are still fascinated by their labyrinthe networks. How did these gangs form? How do they wield their power? How do they maintain their secretive societies? And how do they evade the massive forces of law and order arrayed against them? Nigel Blundell, who is author of more than a dozen factual crime books, reveals the answers in The World's Most Evil Gangs.This book delves into the darkest depths of the underworld, from mobsters in America to Hells Angels in Germany to child armies in Africa...not forgetting the monsters on our own doorstep.

Author : Malcolm J. Turnbull
Publisher : Popular Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879727840
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victims Or Villains written by Malcolm J. Turnbull and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceeding from the premise that Jews, negatively depicted according to a range of demeaning stereotypes, are a feature of English crime writing between the two world wars, the author examines why this is so, with reference to recent debate over the profundity of anti-Semitism in Britain, and traces the evolution of fictional Jewish images in the context of socio-historical trends and events. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Jan Toms
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750956992
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isle of Wight Book of Days written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking you through the year day by day, The Isle of Wight Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the Island. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed.Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of the Isle of Wight’s archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the Island, it will delight residents and visitors alike.