A Grim Almanac of Herefordshire
By Nicola Sly
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A Grim Almanac of Herefordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county. Full of dreadful deeds, strange disappearances and a multitude of mysteries, this almanac explores the darker side of Herefordshire's past. Here are stories of tragedy, torment and the truly unfortunate with diverse tales of murderers, bodysnatchers, duelists, poachers, rioters and rebels. Joining them are accounts of tragic suicides, accidents and bizarre deaths, including William Prosser, who died in Clodock in 1893 as the result of a practical joke; the farmer bitten to death by his horse in 1887; and the young man from Colwall who allegedly sat on a spike. Also here is the case of a Yorkshire tramp, whose body was found in Weobley in 1894, and the murders and suicide of Charles Hankins and his two young children in Ledbury in 1896. Some killers were lucky to get away with charges of manslaughter, such as Thomas Carlyle, who shot a coachman near Leominster in 1871, and George Hatton, who rid himself of a nagging wife near Ross in 1893. All these, plus tales of fires, catastrophes, explosions and disasters, are here. Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Herefordshire’s grim past. Read on... if you dare!
Nicola Sly
A lifelong interest in crime and criminality led to Nicola Sly studying for a Master’s degree in Forensic and Legal Psychology in her forties. After this, she worked as a criminology and psychology tutor in adult education, while also writing a number of true crime books for The History Press, including several from their Grim Almanac series and a range of titles focusing on local historical murders. She has also appeared on several television documentaries pertaining to historical crime. Nicola now lives in South Wales with her husband and their two dogs and enjoys walking, gardening, cooking, swimming, reading and solving all sorts of puzzles, from sudoku to escape rooms to cryptic crosswords. This is her first book for Pen and Sword.
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