A Victorian fraudster and bigamist: gentleman or criminal?

This article examines the case of a Victorian gentleman who operated at the tipping point between respectable gentleman and habitual criminal. The case of Henry Wilshin allows an exploration of ideas of class and respectability in Victorian England and the problematics of the distinction between the...

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1. VerfasserIn: Woolnough, Guy N. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Jahr: 2019, Band: 19, Heft: 4, Seiten: 439-455
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