I’ve been experimenting with video and here’s my first reel…
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Title image for the post with a photo of Oscar Wilde holding a book.

New on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter (for free and paid subscriptions) is the real-life murder of Laura Wooldridge, which was the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's Ballad of Reading Gaol. It includes a description of my visit to the prison 👉 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-ballad... #crimehist

Head of a woman in clay.

This is the death mask of Maria Manning who was executed along with her husband Frederick #onthisday in 1849 for the murder of their friend, Patrick O’Connor. You can find out about this iconic true crime in my new book, The Bermondsey Murder 👉 www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+berm... #crimehist

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Weekend reading on @BurnsHistory: The brilliant @DrKDWatson guest blogs - 'Blinded by Jealousy: Vitriol Throwing in Victorian Britain' http://forgedbyfiresite.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/bli…

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