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The Cock Lane ghost
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- Book Synopsis
- The Cock Lane Ghost is a true story of sexual infatuation, conspiracy, murderous accusations and ghostly visitations. Played out in London in the 1760s, it involved everyone from a drunken landlord, respected clergymen, newspaper journalists and a powerful aristocratic family to Dr Samuel Johnston. Its effect was such that the term Cock Lane was still synonymous with folly, superstition and corruption over a century later. Paul Chambers draws on a wealth of contemporary sources to paint a vivid picture of the events that led to the scandal and its aftermath in this entertaining portrait of eighteenth-century life.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780750938693
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press, (08 March 2006)
- Number of Pages
- 246
- Weight
- 440 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 164 x 27 mm
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