Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford
Death in Victorian times was something to be feared whilst at the same time it was treated with an unprecedented degree of observance and ceremony. Respect for the dead was a concept taken to heart by all who came into contact with its mysteries. This compelling book covers a variety of gruesome themes and events; from suicide and murder to mining deaths and the Dark lane Pit disaster. Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford makes compulsive reading; it adds a new dimension to the way death is viewed as well as a novel approach to the history of this part of Shropshire.
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Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford
Death in Victorian times was something to be feared whilst at the same time it was treated with an unprecedented degree of observance and ceremony. Respect for the dead was a concept taken to heart by all who came into contact with its mysteries. This compelling book covers a variety of gruesome themes and events; from suicide and murder to mining deaths and the Dark lane Pit disaster. Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford makes compulsive reading; it adds a new dimension to the way death is viewed as well as a novel approach to the history of this part of Shropshire.
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Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford

Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford

by Allan Frost
Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford
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Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford

Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford

by Allan Frost

Overview

Death in Victorian times was something to be feared whilst at the same time it was treated with an unprecedented degree of observance and ceremony. Respect for the dead was a concept taken to heart by all who came into contact with its mysteries. This compelling book covers a variety of gruesome themes and events; from suicide and murder to mining deaths and the Dark lane Pit disaster. Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford makes compulsive reading; it adds a new dimension to the way death is viewed as well as a novel approach to the history of this part of Shropshire.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445627793
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 05/15/2009
Sold by: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Allan Frost is a well-known local author with a keen interest in local history and has over 30 years' writing and publishing experience.
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