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A Prescription for Murder: The Victorian Serial Killings of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream
by Angus McLaren
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- ISBN-13: 9780226560670
- ISBN: 0226560678
- Edition: First Edition
- Publication Date: 1993
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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SUMMARY
From 1877 to 1892, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered seven women, all prostitutes or patients seeking abortions, in England and North America. A Prescription for Murder begins with Angus McLaren's vividly detailed story of the killings. Using press reports and police dossiers, McLaren investigates the links between crime and respectability to reveal a remarkable range of Victorian sexual tensions and fears. McLaren explores how the roles of murderer and victim were created, and how similar tensions might contribute to the onslaught of serial killing in today's society.Angus McLaren is the author of 'A Prescription for Murder: The Victorian Serial Killings of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream', published 1993 under ISBN 9780226560670 and ISBN 0226560678.
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