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Author Charles Dickens
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Report i
Subjects Character; Character Sketches; Caricature
Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Psychology; Psychiatry; Mental Health; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
Violence; Torture; Violence in Literature; Violence—Moral and Ethical Aspects; Violence—Psychological Aspects
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The great sensation of the early summer of 1856 was the twelve-day trial at the Old Bailey of William Palmer, a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, for poisoning John Cook, a racing chum with whom Palmer was financially involved.

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Author W[illiam] H[enry] Wills
Genre Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Revolutions; Revolutions—History; Riots; Riots—Fiction; Political Violence
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
Transportation; Horse-Drawn Vehicles; Cab and Omnibus Service; Ballooning
Travel; Tourism; Hotels; Resorts; Seaside Resorts—Fiction; Passports;
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Author W[illiam] H[enry] Wills
Genre Prose: Editorial i
Subjects Natural Sciences (Astronomy / Botany / Geology / Natural History / Oceanography / Paleontology / Zoology)
Other
Statistics; Census; Population
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Author Edmund Saul Dixon
Genre Prose: Essay i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Natural Sciences (Astronomy / Botany / Geology / Natural History / Oceanography / Paleontology / Zoology)
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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The Chain

14/6/1856

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Author Adelaide Anne Procter
Subjects Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Religion; Religion and Culture
Weather; Meteorology; Climate; Seasons
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Author Wilkie Collins
Genre Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Subjects Architecture; Building; Housing; Property; Landlord and Tenant;
Character; Character Sketches; Caricature
Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
London (England)—Description and Travel
Urbanization; Urban Life and Landscapes
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Author Frederick Bayle St. John
Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects France—Description and Travel
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Travel; Tourism; Hotels; Resorts; Seaside Resorts—Fiction; Passports;
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Keeping the Peace

14/6/1856

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Author James Payn
Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Crimean War, 1853-1856
Food; Cooking; Gastronomy; Alcohol; Bars (Drinking Establishments); Restaurants; Dinners and Dining
Great Britain—Description and Travel
Popular Culture; Amusements
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
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