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The London Monster - Jan Bondeson

Description: ISBN 075243327X / Author: Jan Bondeson / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Between 1788 and 1790 - foreshadowing Jack the Ripper by a full ... more

The London Monster - Jan Bondeson ... century, London's women were terrorised by a series of street assaults, perpetrated by a mysterious person whom the press quickly dubbed The Monster. The book presents a fascinating picture of London life in 1790, and utilises modern research on mass hysterias and moral panics to reinterpret the Monster-mania, comparing it with modern instances of similar phenomena.

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... had a field day, anyone acting unusually was suspected. A generous reward was offered for the Monster's capture. Some women claimed to have been assaulted by the Monster when they evidently hadn't been. Men would shout out accusations of Monster-hood against people they didn't like, which caused mobs to form, attacking the unfortunate victim. Eventually an arrest was made. A 23-year-old maker of artificial flowers called Rhynwick Williams was charged with the crimes. Williams was tried and convicted, alt...more

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	The London Monster: Terror on the Streets in1790 Pages: 288, Paperback, The History Press LTD Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40	£ 11.69	within 24 hours

The London Monster: Terror on the Streets in1790
Pages: 288, Paperback, The History Press LTD

Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40

£ 11.69

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The London Monster - Jan Bondeson: The Sleep of Reason (1359 words)
by - written on 26/03/02 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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London's had a wide and varied history. Pretty much everything's happened there at some point. Most of it's quite dull (the growth of commerce, medieval guilds, laws about wool etc). But that's OK, the history books tend to focus on the exciting (i.e. nasty) stuff, like plagues, fires, executions, riots. Occasionally things in London get a bit crazy. Weirdness abounds. Some of the most spectacular strangeness in the city's history has focused around sensational crimes. Outbreaks of what is usually described as mass hysteria have resulted from a variety of slightly off-the-wall violent criminal acts. The Ratcliffe Highway murders, Spring-Heeled Jack ... Read the complete review