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How Charles Bravo Died
331pp. Reissue of a famous study of a famous crime with a new and fascinating postscript.
- GenresTrue Crime
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1956
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April 27, 2022
This is a textbook example of how to write an account of a true crime: lucid, thorough, even-handed, painstaking.
Bridges assists the reader in unravelling the complexities of the Bravo case, drawing attention to salient points by italicising the text and providing end of chapter summaries.
Her solution of the mystery is spot on.
She sometimes lapses into a melodramatic writing style: eg: "as the moon cast its beam over the roofs of the Priory that night, by morning one of its inhabitants would be dead." I like this; it adds to the sense of drama that Bridges successfully builds up.
A masterly book.
Bridges assists the reader in unravelling the complexities of the Bravo case, drawing attention to salient points by italicising the text and providing end of chapter summaries.
Her solution of the mystery is spot on.
She sometimes lapses into a melodramatic writing style: eg: "as the moon cast its beam over the roofs of the Priory that night, by morning one of its inhabitants would be dead." I like this; it adds to the sense of drama that Bridges successfully builds up.
A masterly book.
December 30, 2021
Fantastic real life “who done it”. I was gripped by this tale. Getting to the bottom of how Charles Bravo came to die of antimony poisoning was fascinating.
Alongside the tale of the man’s death, the author gives good indication of
the social mores around courtship, engagements and marriage during the Victorian period, and the associated prejudice and vindictiveness of society towards individuals deemed to have broken those rules.
Alongside the tale of the man’s death, the author gives good indication of
the social mores around courtship, engagements and marriage during the Victorian period, and the associated prejudice and vindictiveness of society towards individuals deemed to have broken those rules.
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