From the age of Jack the Ripper, the most brutal crimes from murder’s classic era.

          We look back on the gaslight era with nostalgia, as a period of stability and restraint, where the true values of civilisation reigned. But beneath the moral and upright veneer, this age spawned some of the most brutal and horrifying murders in the history of crime.

          You will have heard of Jack the Ripper – but have you read the full story of the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, or the psychopathic axeman of the Ratcliffe highway? In this fascinating and chilling collection, you will meet pillars of the Victorian establishment like Dr Palmer, who was also a multiple poisoner, and Professor Webster, who dismembered the body of his rival Dr Parkman.

          These and many more combine to create a portrait of murder’s classic era.