How Long to Read Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire

How Long Does it Take to Read Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire by David J. Cox

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Sixteen true crime cases with a connection to two West Midlands English towns from the Middle Ages to the early decades of the twentieth century. Criminal cases give us a fascinating, often harrowing insight into crime and the criminal mind, into policing methods and the justice system. They also tell us much about social conditions and attitudes in the past. And such cases make absorbing reading. David Cox’s graphic account of 16 notorious cases in Shrewsbury and around Shropshire is a particularly strong and revealing study of this kind. Using newspaper reports, census returns, and court records, he reconstructs each case in vivid detail. At the same time, he looks into the background of the crimes and into the lives of the criminals, and he describes the methods of detection and the punishments that were imposed. The cases he’s chosen range in date from the medieval period to the twentieth century. Included are the case of the forger who had his ear nailed to a post, the father who killed his infant son with vitriol, the transportation of a seventy-year-old woman, the murder of an inmate in a lunatic asylum, a twentieth-century highway robber and a VC winner involved in bigamy. The personal dramas David Cox explores in this book will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the sinister side of human nature and human weakness.Criminal cases give us a fascinating, often harrowing insight into crime and the criminal mind, into policing methods and the justice system. They also tell us much about social conditions and attitudes in the past. And such cases make absorbing reading. David Cox's graphic account of 16 notorious cases in Shrewsbury and around Shropshire is a particularly strong and revealing study of this kind. Using newspaper reports, census returns and court records, he reconstructs each case in vivid detail. At the same time he looks into the background of the crimes and into the lives of the criminals, and he describes the methods of detection and the punishments that were imposed. The cases he's chosen range in date from the medieval period to the twentieth century. Included are the case of the forger who had his ear nailed to a post, the father who killed his infant son with vitriol, the transportation of a 70-year-old woman, the murder of an inmate in a lunatic asylum, a twentieth-century highway robber and a VC winner involved in bigamy. The personal dramas David Cox explores in this book will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the sinister side of human nature and human weakness.

How long is Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire?

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire by David J. Cox is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire aloud.

What Reading Level is Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire?

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Shrewsbury and Around Shropshire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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