The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
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Judith Flanders., Judith Flanders|AUTHOR., & Jennifer M. Dixon|READER. (2019). The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Judith Flanders, Judith Flanders|AUTHOR and Jennifer M. Dixon|READER. 2019. The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Judith Flanders, Judith Flanders|AUTHOR and Jennifer M. Dixon|READER. The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime Tantor Media, Inc, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Judith Flanders, Judith Flanders|AUTHOR, and Jennifer M. Dixon|READER. The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime Tantor Media, Inc., 2019.
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Full title | invention of murder how the victorians revelled in death and detection and created modern crime |
Author | flanders judith |
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