Author: Borowitz, Albert,
Title: The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case: dark mirror to Regency England.
Description: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Univ Press, (1987). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. In 1823 an unscrupulous gambler from London is pulled down from a horse-drawn gig & murdered on a lang in Hertfordshire. The. arrest & ensuing trial of 3 men for his murder became one of the most famous & sensationalized events of post-Regency England. More than a sensational murder, it's a view through the handman's noose of a glittering era in English history.

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