The peculiar case of the electric constable : a true tale of passion, poison & pursuit
Baxter, Carol J.2013
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John Tawell was a sincere English Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, Tawell was transported to Sydney, where he soon made a (legal) fortune. When he returned home after 15 years, he thought he would be welcomed; instead he was shunned. He was struggling financially when, on New Year's Day 1845, he boarded a train to Paddington. Soon, policemen arrived at the platform chasing a murderer - but the 7:42 had departed. A telegraph message was sent: a 'KWAKER' man was on the run. A true tale of murder and scientific revolution, this book charts the dawn of the information age in Victorian England.
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London : Oneworld, 2013.
Collation:
xv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780742434 (pbk)9781780742441 (ebook)
Dewey class:
364.152309364.1523092B TAW
Language:
English
BRN:
1794256