A Treasury of Victorian Murder (1987)

This short treasury consists of 1 mystery and 2 crimes during the Victorian Age.

Again, this book was not much different from any of the other Geary non-fiction graphic novels. I find his work to be very succinct, interesting and educational. Being that this one was on the short side (in relation to his others), all I can say is that I would have liked more. That shouldn't require a demotion in ratings, but I wasn't satisfied -
so, . . . it did. (4.25/5)

Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy ( )

victorians were probably stinky in all their clothes. did they ever bathe? wash in cold water yes, but what parts?
i don't know the bender case the other reveiwers mentioned. did we read a different book? aha volume 1&2. ( )

This first book in the series is a little different than the others. It briefly starts with a few pages on the Victorian Era, famous personalities, and famous murderers. Then the rest of the book deals with three separate murder cases rather than focusing on one, as the other books in this series do. The cases presented here are rather obscure ones which I had not heard of before. I was intrigued by the first and last, while the middle one was a bit boring. The cases presented are the mysterious unsolved murder of the Ryans, brother and sister; the murderous Dr. Pritchard who murdered his wife and stepmother; and Mrs.Pearcey who callously murdered her ex-lover's wife and infant son. I'm looking forward to the next one! ( )