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This is one of those pick up, dip in, and find something interesting type of books. The trouble is, once you pick it up and dip in, it’s hard to put down. From beginning to end, this examination of London's dark, curious, and extraordinary history is as surprising as it is fascinating. A smashing book full of all-too-brief accounts of the extraordinary and often bizarre events in the history of London. Drew Gray is in his element. London has a dark history, some of which is truly extraordinary, and Gray knows it all. From Paul Begg, Author of Jack the Ripper: The Facts In this gruesome look at the dark underbelly of London, historian Drew Gray (Nether World) surveys nefarious events from 1750 to the beginning of WWII. Strikingly illustrated throughout with contemporaneous etchings and engravings, this makes for a gloriously grisly mood board. Publishers Weekly

This is one of those pick up, dip in, and find something interesting type of books. The trouble is, once you pick it up and dip in, it’s hard to put down.   From beginning to end, this examination of London's dark, curious, and extraordinary history is as surprising as it is fascinating.  A smashing book full of all-too-brief accounts of the extraordinary and often bizarre events in the history of London. Drew Gray is in his element. London has a dark history, some of which is truly extraordinary, and Gray knows it all. From Paul Begg, Author of Jack the Ripper: The Facts

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Dr. Drew Gray is a social historian of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who specialises in the history of crime and punishment. Drew is Head of Subject for Culture (Humanities, Media, & Performance) at the University of Northampton and teaches modules on both the History and Criminology programmes. His previous works include Murder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fringerprint 1811-1911 and London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City.

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