Название: Murder, Misadventure and Miserable Ends: Tales from a Colonial Coroner's Court
Автор: Catie Gilchrist
Издательство: HarperCollins
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 400
Размер: 17,5 Mb
Язык: English
Murder, manslaughter, suicide, mishap - the very public business of determining death in colonial Sydney. Murder in colonial Sydney was a surprisingly rare occurrence, so when it did happen it caused a great sensation. People flocked to the scene of the crime, to the coroner's court and to the criminal courts to catch a glimpse of the accused.
Most of us today rarely see a dead body. In nineteenth century Sydney, when health was precarious and workplaces and the busy city streets were often dangerous, witnessing a death was rather common. And any death that was sudden or suspicious would be investigated by the coroner.