Grim and Gruesome Plymouth; 1860-1959

By Helen Charlesworth

This book covers one hundred selected newspaper stories of crime and unfortunate events that have occurred in and around Plymouth, Devon, between 1860 and 1959 and recorded in papers across the country. Thanks to the British Newspaper Archives in partnership with the British Library, who are digitising forty million newspaper pages from the library's vast collection, I have selected a number of articles from each decade to share with you. They include tragic accidents, suicides, murders and unsolved crimes. There are no happy endings in this book; whether disadvantaged or privileged by birth; position in society held no guard against tragedy or the hand of fate. Join me on a trip through time, starting in the cobbled streets of old Plymouth. Meet the victims and perpetrators; Clare Hannaford, William Symons, Herbert Atwell, Thomas Coombe, Clara Gregory, Elliot Square, Ned Edwards, Jean Brown..... tales of mishap, tragedy and foul play.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1703654439
• ISBN13: 9781703654431
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.4" x 8.0"