Murder in the first-class carriage the first Victorian railway killing
"In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was traveling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He boarded a first-class carriage on the 9:45 pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks discovered blood in the seat cushions as well as on the floor, windows, and s...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Overlook Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | "In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was traveling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He boarded a first-class carriage on the 9:45 pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks discovered blood in the seat cushions as well as on the floor, windows, and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he fled on a boat to America was eagerly followed by the public on both sides of the Atlantic."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Mr Briggs' hat : a sensational account of Britain's first railway murder. -- London : Little, Brown, 2011. |
| Physical Description: | 339 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781590206751 : 1590206754 : |
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