Jacob Middleton
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Jacob Middleton reviews a book about the fear, real and imagined, of crime in the Victorian era. Published June 17 2011
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A series of violent attacks by pale shrouded figures on lone pedestrians, especially women, was widely reported in the early 19th century. Jacob Middleton uncovers the sham ghosts of Georgian London. Published January 19 2011
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Jacob Middleton investigates the eccentric set of prejudices against shaving that led our Victorian forefathers to adorn their chins with a lush growth of facial hair.
Published January 12 2006
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