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The Art of the English Murder
- From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
In The Art of the English Murder, Lucy Worsley explores this phenomenon in forensic detail, revisiting notorious crimes like the Ratcliff Highway Murders, which caused a nationwide panic in the early 19th century, and the case of Frederick and Maria Manning, the suburban couple who were hanged after killing Maria's lover and burying him under their kitchen floor. Our fascination with crimes like these became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels and plays, prose and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Should Come With a Spoiler Alert
- By Jessica on 04-15-16
- The Art of the English Murder
- From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Not my favorite by Lucy Worsley…
Reviewed: 02-03-23
…but it’ll do.
I find myself constantly distracted while listening to the book on Audible. I’ll hear something interesting in the book and go to my phone to research a lil further—as the chapter plays on— then I realize I haven’t listened in 10 minutes and have to rewind.
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