The First English Detectives
Author | : J. M. Beattie |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2012-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199695164 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199695164 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The First English Detectives by : J. M. Beattie
Download or read book The First English Detectives written by J. M. Beattie and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of the Bow Street Runners, a group of men established in the middle of the eighteenth century by Henry Fielding to confront violent offenders on the streets and highways around London.