RT Book
T1 The swamp of death: a true tale of Victorian lies and murder
A1 Gowers, Rebecca
LA English
PP London u.a.
PB Hamish Hamilton
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/38787352X
AB Just over one hundred years ago, three young men, all under 25, set out from England for the Canadian backwoods but within days of arriving one was dead and another arrested for murder. The details of the case, and the corrupt trial that followed, captured public attention to a quite incredible extent. The age of mass media was dawning, and newspapers with the submarine telegraph at their disposal turned the story into an international cause celebre. But while everyone had their say, some essential questions remained unanswered: who actually killed Frederick Benwell, and was murder part of the original plan? Early in 1890, three young gentlemen left England for the backwoods of Canada, each hoping to make a fortune. Within days of their arrival, one was dead and the other two had been arrested for murder. A tainted investigation and corrupt trial followed, minutely reported by sensation-hungry pressmen, and their use of submarine telegraph cables ensured that the case became an international cause celebre. But key questions remained. Who was the real murderer? Was the killing premeditated? What was the motive? Rebecca Gowers uses letters, press reports and memoirs to piece together a true tale as vivid and gripping as the best murder mysteries of Victorian fiction.
NO Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-375)
CN 364.15230971309034
SN 978-0-241-14168-7
SN 0-241-14168-0
K1 Benwell, Frederick : Death and burial
K1 Birchall, Reginald *1866-1890* : Trials, litigation, etc
K1 Benwell, Frederick Cornwallis *1865-1890* : Death and burial
K1 Murder : Ontario : History : 19th century
K1 Swindlers and swindling : Great Britain : History : 19th century
K1 Swindlers and swindling : Ontario : History : 19th century
K1 Trials (Murder) : Ontario : History : 19th century
K1 Benwell : Frederick : Death and burial
K1 Birchall : Reginald : Trials, litigation, etc.
K1 Fiktionale Darstellung