The Cock Lane Ghost : Murder, Sex and Haunting in Dr Johnson's London Paperback / softback
by Paul Chambers
Paperback / softback
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The Cock Lane Ghost is a true story of sexual infatuation, conspiracy, murderous accusations and ghostly visitations.
Played out in London in the 1760s, it involved everyone from a drunken landlord, respected clergymen, newspaper journalists and a powerful aristocratic family to Dr Samuel Johnston.
Its effect was such that the term Cock Lane was still synonymous with folly, superstition and corruption over a century later.
Paul Chambers draws on a wealth of contemporary sources to paint a vivid picture of the events that led to the scandal and its aftermath in this entertaining portrait of eighteenth-century life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:08/03/2006
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- ISBN:9780750938693
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:08/03/2006
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- ISBN:9780750938693