| Author(s) |
Baxter, Carol
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| Publication Date |
2013
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| Abstract |
John Tawell was a sincere Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia's first retail pharmacy and made a fortune. When he returned home to England after fifteen years, he thought he would be welcomed; instead he was shunned. Then on New Year's Day 1845 Tawell boarded the 7:42 pm train to London Paddington. Soon, men arrived chasing a suspected murderer - but the 7:42 had departed. The Great Western Railway was experimenting with a new-fangled device, the electric telegraph, so a message was sent: a 'KWAKER' man was on the run. The trail became a sensation, involving no apparent weapon, much innuendo, and a pious man desperate to save his reputation - and would usher in the modern communication age. Told with narrative verve and rich in historical research, this is a delicious true tale of murder and scientific revolution in Victorian England.
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| ISBN |
9781780742441
9781780742434
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Oneworld Publications
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| Edition |
1
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| Title |
The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable: A True Tale of Passion, Poison and Pursuit
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| Type of document |
Book
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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