The Italian Boy

Author: Sarah Wise

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Price : $28.00 AUD
ISBN : 9781844133307
Publisher : vinteb
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Weight (g) : 0.3
Publication date : 01 May 2005
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Sarah Wise
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Dewey classification : 942.1075
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Pages : 372
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Illustrations : 80 illustrations
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Description

In The Italian Boy, Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also, by making use of an incredibly rich archival store, the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners.

Awards

Shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize 2005.

Author description

Sarah Wise is a freelance journalist and a regular contributor to the Guardian, the Independent on Sunday Review, and The Times. She completed an MA in Victorian Studies at Birkbeck College in 1996. This is her first book.

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