Three Celebrities of Knaresborough : Mother Shipton; Blind Jack; Eugene Aram
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| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 5 - 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Parrs |
| Publication Place: | High Street, Knaresborough |
| SKU: | 003428 |
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| Categories: | Crime, True Crime and Conspiracies , Local Interest and History - Yorkshire and Humberside |
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72pp. Lightly illustrated with three plate illustrations. Printed card covers. Not dated but likely c 1890. (Covers worn, chipped and discoloured at edges; a few small ink spots on covers and first couple of pages, pages generally well-thumbed but still clean and clear). History and accounts of three of Knaresborough's most famous inhabitants - Mother Skipton, John Metcalfe aka Blind Jack of Knaresborough, and the murderer Eugene Aram; of the latter there is a particularly interesting short section at the end recording local inhabitants' recollections of the man and the events that made him infamous. Slim 12mo.
Keywords:
Knaresborough
Blind Jack
Aram
Mother Skipton
