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Remarkable Rogues (Illustrated) 作者:Charles Kingston 出版社:Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher 出版日期:2015-03-03 語言:英文 |
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That interest in crime and the criminal is universal no one will deny.
In a cruder age it was the custom to organize parties to witness the
public execution of notable scoundrels--Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton)
took Thackeray and, I believe, Dickens, to see Courvoisier's--but
nowadays we are more decorous, although on occasion several thousand
persons can assemble outside a prison and stare at a blank wall during
a private hanging inside. Most of us, however, are content to behold
crime through the eyes of our favourite journal and it is impossible to
complain that the press does not cater fully for us in this respect.
That crime retains its fascination for high and low is proved almost
every time there is a sensational trial at the Central Criminal Court,
for the attendance invariably includes distinguished politicians,
authors, artists and representatives of that nebulous class termed
"Society." It is, however, no longer possible for a special box to
be erected at the Old Bailey to enable members of the Royal Family
to watch a man on trial for his life, and it is now bad form for a
"popular judge" to surround himself with princes and peers and audibly
keep them _au fait_ with the evidence. These things have passed away
and we have "headlines" and contents-bills in their place. We are,
in fact, more respectable if less robust, but sin and sinners will
intrigue us to the end of Time.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I A RUSSIAN DELILAH
II AN INFAMOUS FEMALE POISONER
III BELLE STAR, THE GIRL BUSHRANGER
IV THE WOMAN WITH THE FATAL EYES
V MADAME RACHEL, THE BEAUTY SPECIALIST
VI THE MONTE CARLO TRUNK MURDERESS
VII MARTHA KUPFER, SWINDLER
VIII MADAME GUERIN, MATRIMONIAL AGENT
IX THE MURDER OF MADAME HOUET
X THE BOOTMAKER'S ROYAL WOOING
XI THE BOGUS SIR RICHARD DOUGLAS
XII THE ENTERPRISING MRS. CHADWICK
XIII THE MILLION DOLLAR RANCH GIRL
XIV JAMES GREENACRE
XV CATHERINE WILSON
XVI PIERRE VOIRBO
XVII EMANUEL BARTHÉLEMY
XVIII WILLIAM PARSONS
XIX ADAM WORTH
XX THE SECRET PRINCESS OF POSEN
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