The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer
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Lakefield Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction364 SUMOn Shelf
Marshall-Lyon County Library - Adult Non-Fiction364.1523 SUMOn Shelf
Meinders Community Library Pipestone - Adult Non-FictionTRUE CRIME SUMMERSCALEOn Shelf
Redwood Falls Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction364.1523 SUMOn Shelf

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378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-360) and index.
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In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The judge sentenced him to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Shockingly, Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert. At a time of great tumult and uncertainty, Robert Coombes's case crystallized contemporary anxieties about the education of the working classes, the dangers of pulp fiction, and evolving theories of criminality, childhood, and insanity. With riveting detail and rich atmosphere, Summerscale re-creates this terrible crime and its aftermath, uncovering an extraordinary story of man's capacity to overcome the past. -- $c adapted from book jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Summerscale, K. (2016). The wicked boy: the mystery of a Victorian child murderer . Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Summerscale, Kate, 1965-. 2016. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer. Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Summerscale, Kate, 1965-. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Bloomsbury, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Summerscale, Kate. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer Bloomsbury, 2016.

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