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John Tawell was a sincere Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia's first retail pharmacy and made a fortune. When he returned home to England after fifteen years, he thought he would be welcomed; instead he was shunned. Then on New Year's Day 1845 Tawell boarded the 7:42 pm train to London Paddington. Soon, men arrived chasing a suspected murderer - but the 7:42 had departed. The Great Western Railway was experimenting with a new-fangled device, the electric telegraph, so a message was sent: a 'KWAKER' man was on the run. The trail became a sensation, involving no apparent weapon, much innuendo, and a pious man desperate to save his reputation - and would usher in the modern communication age. Told with narrative verve and rich in historical research, this is a delicious true tale of murder and scientific revolution in Victorian England.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Biography & True Stories True stories True crime

• Plný název: Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable
• Autor: Carol Baxter
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 416
• EAN: 9781780742434
• ISBN: 1780742436
• ID: 01352313
• Nakladatelství: Oneworld Publications
• Hmotnost: 460 g
• Rozměry: 216 × 134 × 32 mm
• Datum vydání: 01. October 2013

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