Orrible Murder: Victorian Crime and Passion

by Leonard de Vries

English, Dutch (translation)

Genres: True Crime, Crime

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful read. Not just murder cases in here -- there are also suicides, executions, domestic violence, shipwrecks, a spot of canniballism, and even sea monsters. Very much like CRIMES OF HORROR, but the stories are much older as a rule, and there are many more items about animals attacks, including a remarkable number of gorialla stories. Illustrated with the original Victorian engravings used in the tabloid the authors compiled this book from, "The Illustrated Police News." Not to be missed.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A compendium of news articles from trashy Victorian tabloid The Illustrated Police News, covering all the most shocking crimes and curious cases of the day.

This book sickened me, but I still read it cover to cover in the space of a day. Then had nightmares and uneasy thoughts.

[Mavis Hewitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gruesome but interesting, particularly the use of artists drawings (names of artists not given - not known?) before photography was common, showing 'the event taking place'.