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The Killing of Lord George: A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England
The Killing of Lord George: A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England
The Killing of Lord George: A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England
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The Killing of Lord George: A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England

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'A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The Wonders


THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGEND
On 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution.

The death of Britain's wealthiest showman read like a popular crime thriller: a merciless killer; a famous victim; sensational media headlines; a desperate manhunt laced with police incompetencies and a dramatic denouement few could have anticipated. But for over a century, questions have persisted about the murder.

Weaving in the story of George's rise to fame and the history of Britain's entertainment industry, The Killing of Lord George uses previously unpublished archive material to reconstruct the events leading up to the death and reveal the true story behind the brutal crime that shocked Edwardian England.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherIcon Books
Release dateSep 1, 2022
ISBN9781785788543
The Killing of Lord George: A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England
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Karl Shaw

Karl Shaw trained as a journalist (for NME and others) and is the author of several humour books, including Curing Hiccups With Small Fires and the American bestseller Five People Who Died During Sex and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists. He currently works in marketing and lives in Staffordshire with his family.

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