The woman who murdered babies for money : the story of Amelia Dyer
Rattle, Alison2011
Book
This is the spine-chilling true story of 19th-century crime which in the 21st century almost beggars belief. The book features full exposure of the events leading to Amelia Dyer's hanging and the implications for subsequent child-protection legislation.
Main title:
The woman who murdered babies for money : the story of Amelia Dyer / Alison Rattle & Allison Vale.
Author:
Imprint:
London : André Deutsch, 2011.
Collation:
256 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Amelia Dyer, angel maker. 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780233003160 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.152309421364.1523
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Dyer, Amelia, 1838-1896Dyer, Amelia, 1838-1896 -- Trials, litigation, etcInfanticide -- England -- London -- History -- 19th centuryWomen murderers -- England -- London -- History -- 19th centuryTrials (Infanticide) -- England -- History -- 19th centuryChildren -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 19th century
BRN:
310104