The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London by Sarah Wise

The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London

Sarah Wise

375 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark mysterious slow-paced

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"A work of great skill and sympathy, a meditation on one of the sorrowful mysteries once to be found on the streets of London. For any student of the city and its secret life, it is indispensable reading." -Peter Ackroyd, The Times (London)Before ...

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dark 100%
informative 60%
challenging 40%
sad 40%
emotional 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

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