Advantages: often interesting and discusses aspects of the case in detail Disadvantages: lacks a sense of cohesion and is overly detailed in places
...This is a book that has been heaped in critical praise. It was short listed for the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger and won the Samuel Jonson prize for non-fiction. Regrettably, I failed to like it. I say regrettably because Summerscale has clearly ...
Advantages: Detailed, interesting, well-researched Disadvantages: long-winded, rambles off the point too much
The book recounts the events of a notorious Victorian murder case. In 1860 a 3-year old boy, Saville Kent, was taken from his bed at Road Hill House in Wiltshire. His body was later found in an outdoor privy on the premises of the country house. His th ...
Advantages: An incredible well written and fascinating book - SUPERB!! Disadvantages: None, none, none!!!
...As I was complaining about running out of suitable reading material a friend offered to lend me "The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or the Murder at Road Hill House " by Kate Summerscale. "You'll love it", she told me, "it's a great book". At this my other ...
Advantages: An interesting case, fascinating look into Victorian society Disadvantages: Quite boring, no characterisation, too much like a text book
Winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize, this is a true story of a murder mystery that gripped this Country in 1860 and for many years afterwards. At midnight on the 30th June 1860, 3 year old Saville Kent is gruesomely murdered and the family rea ...
Advantages: fantastic book combining a detective story with a history lesson Disadvantages: none
On the night of 30 June 1860 the Kent family retire for the night in Road Hill House in Wiltshire, Samuel Kent taking particular care to make sure that the house is locked up with the windows bolted and shutters closed. When nursemaid Elizabeth Gough wake ...
