- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division (17 Mar 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712358110
- ISBN-13: 978-0712358118
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 424,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Illustrated Police News is often dismissed as a crude publication which aimed to thrill the undiscerning reader with gruesome pictures. Cruel Deeds and Calamities sets out to correct that belief by demonstrating the diversity of its subject matter, examining its social and political agenda and revealing the power and compassion in its images. The Illustrated Police News was a promoter of social change and a campaigner against the evils of cruelty, poverty, drink and crime. It anticipated by many years the features of today's journalism, in the rapidity with which it provided pictures of current news events, its appeal to the emotions, and the involvement of its readers in the reporting process. This is the first book exclusively about the Illustrated Police News to reproduce the pictures as high quality images, provide a balanced account of its content and cover the full period of its publication. There is substantial new research into how the paper was produced, the men who made it a success, and the stories behind the pictures.
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Linda Stratmann is the author of nine books on biography and the history of crime, including: Chloroform, the Quest for Oblivion, (2003), Whiteley's Folly, (2005), Notorious Blasted Rascal, (2008) and Fraudsters and Charlatans (2010).
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This book really demonstrates the power of pictures. Stratmann discusses the story behind these illustrations and identifies the agendas and campaigns of this independantly published weekly paper. A truely fascinating read about real Victorian life in London containing real evidence, the high quality copies of original pictures really drum home the cruelty and poverty of Victorian society. The clever ridiculing of animal cruelty and testing delighted me. Well worth buying if you have a passion for; illustration, journalism, animal rights, history, Victorians, human rights and justice. :)
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