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Victorian CSI

By: William Guy,William R. Smith,David Ferrier

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Victorian CSI

By: William Guy,William R. Smith,David Ferrier

The first edition of William A. Guy's "Principles of Forensic Medicine" was published at the start of Victoria's reign; the final edition, from which these selections derive, was published towards the end, just a few years after the Whitechapel horrors had pushed the emerging science to the forefront of the public's consciousness. With this guide in hand, a detective could tell whether the victim had suffocated, drowned, been shot, stabbed, or struck by lightning, spontaneously combusted, frozen to death or expired due to starvation - or, as the guide warns, was not dead at all, but simply in a state of 'suspended animation'. Suggestions include examining the face of the deceased for an 'expression of angry resistance', a clear indication of murder, and studying the demeanour of the nearest and dearest in cases of suspected 'secret poisoning'. With original woodcuts, case studies and notes on identifying the corpse and walking the crime scene, "Victorian CSI" will fascinate lovers of crime fiction and of true crime alike.

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276

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The History Press

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0750961708

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9780750961707

Samuel Beckett and the Second World War

Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional'

By: William Davies

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Samuel Beckett and the Second World War

Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional'

By: William Davies

In the wake of the Second World War, Samuel Beckett wrote some of the most significant literary works of the 20th century. This is the first full-length historical study to examine the far-reaching impact of the war on Beckett's creative and intellectual sensibilities. Drawing on a substantial body of archival material, including letters, manuscripts, diaries and interviews, as well as a wealth of historical sources, this book explores Beckett's writing in a range of political contexts, from the racist dogma of Nazism and aggressive traditionalism of the Vichy regime to Irish neutrality censorship and the politics of recovery in the French Fourth Republic. Along the way, Samuel Beckett and the Second World War casts new light on Beckett's political commitments and his concepts of history as they were formed during Europe's darkest hour.

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253

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350106844

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9781350106840

Parasites of Homo sapiens

An Annotated Checklist of the Protozoa, Helminths and Arthropods for which we are Home

By: Richard Ashford,William Crewe

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Parasites of Homo sapiens

An Annotated Checklist of the Protozoa, Helminths and Arthropods for which we are Home

By: Richard Ashford,William Crewe

Homo sapiens rank among the most parasitized of all animals. In part this is because we know so much about all aspects of the biology of our species, but in addition, our varied habitat and diet and our global distribution exposes us to more infections than any other species. Whereas some familiar parasitic infections are responsible for much human

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CRC Press

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1134386850

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9781134386857

The Law of Contracts

Vol. II

By: Theophilus Parsons,William Vail Kellen

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The Law of Contracts

Vol. II

By: Theophilus Parsons,William Vail Kellen

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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970

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338535434X

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9783385354340

The Life, Poems, and Letters of Peter Goldman (1587-8-1627)

A Dundee Physician in the Republic of Letters

By: William Poole

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The Life, Poems, and Letters of Peter Goldman (1587-8-1627)

A Dundee Physician in the Republic of Letters

By: William Poole

Reconstructs the life of Peter Goldman and presents a full edition and translation of his surviving poems and letters. The Dundonian physician Peter Goldman, one of an immigrant family of merchants, was the first Scot to take a medical degree from Leiden; he then undertook research in Oxford, London, and Paris, before resettling in Dundee. An important figure in contemporary Scottish literary culture, he maintained a wide correspondence with significant intellectual figures and influenced two landmark Scottish publishing projects: the Delitiae poetarum Scotorum (1637) and the Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (1654). However, his major literary achievement was his Latin poetry, which establishes him as a unique voice of his time. His longest and most prominent work is an elegy on the deaths of four of his brothers, strikingly narrated in the voice of their lamenting mother. This book reconstructs and provides a study of Goldman's life, career and writing. It also offers a full edition and translation of his surviving poems and letters, with accompanying commentary. Appendices provide an edited list of his remarkable library and a transcript of his testament.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1843847248

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9781843847243

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Victorian CSI

Victorian CSI

Samuel Beckett and the Second World War

Samuel Beckett and the Second World War

Parasites of Homo sapiens

Parasites of Homo sapiens

The Law of Contracts

The Law of Contracts

The Life, Poems, and Letters of Peter Goldman (1587-8-1627)

The Life, Poems, and Letters of Peter Goldman (1587-8-1627)

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