In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks entered the carriage and discovered blood in the seat cushions; also on the floor, windows and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he flees on a boat to America was eagerly followed by ...
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In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks entered the carriage and discovered blood in the seat cushions; also on the floor, windows and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he flees on a boat to America was eagerly followed by citizens both sides of the Atlantic. Kate Colquhoun tells a gripping tale of a crime that shocked the nation.
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Add this copy of Mr Briggs' Hat: the True Story of a Victorian Railway to cart. $23.20, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Little, Brown and Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9781847443700.
Add this copy of Mr Briggs' Hat: the True Story of a Victorian Railway to cart. $23.92, like new condition, Sold by Bestsellers Returns rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Abacus (Little, Brown).
While the crime apparently occurred in a railway carriage, there is little to attract a rail fan; some of the railroad text is downright wrong. However, the book does an excellent job of describing trial by the media (newspapers) in 1864 in England. Interestingly, the question of capital punishment was being debated then in the UK both at the micro level (private or public) and the macro level (should it be abolished?) The pursuit and ensuing trial are well researched. The reader is left with the question of who really committed the murder.
