{"product_id":"dark-london-a-journey-through-the-citys-mysterious-and-macabre-underworld-hardcover","title":"Dark London: A Journey Through the City's Mysterious and Macabre Underworld - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom dark crimes of passion to shocking tales of grave robbing, gruesome murders, dens of iniquity, Victorian séances and haunted houses - not far beneath London's everyday bustle and glitter there has long been a fascinatingly rich underworld of criminality, superstition, scandal and macabre debauchery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore over 100 tales of this morbid history, case-by-case, with social historian Dr Drew Gray, a specialist in the history of crime and punishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho were the London Burkers, for example, whose ringleader confessed to \u003cb\u003estealing and selling nearly 1,000 dead bodies\u003c\/b\u003e to keen 1830s anatomists? What was 'The Whitechapel Tragedy' of 1875, and who was its \u003cb\u003eunfortunate headless victim?\u003c\/b\u003e Why was there so much public panic about crime in Victorian London, and how did the city's \u003cb\u003enotoriously rough prisons, courts, workhouses and houses of correction\u003c\/b\u003e deal with its perpetrators?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark London brings together the history of the city's seamier side, picking out the most scandalous, curious and bizarre aspects of London's shadowy and fascinating underbelly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Drew Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is a social historian of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who specialises in the history of crime and punishment. Drew is Head of Subject for Culture (Humanities, Media, \u0026amp; Performance) at the University of Northampton and teaches modules on both the History and Criminology programmes. His previous works include \u003ci\u003eMurder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fingerprint 1811-1911\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978224107821,"sku":"9781836004240","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/6rW5dPFQkk9781836004240.webp?v=1775801116","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/dark-london-a-journey-through-the-citys-mysterious-and-macabre-underworld-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}