Frauds Exposed. Frauds exposed Anthony Comstock’s Frauds Exposed (1880) is a crusading exposé against fraud, swindling, and “vice” in late‑Victorian America, reflecting his role as founder of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. In Cha…
Survivors tales of famous crimes Survivors tales of famous crimes Walter Wood’s Survivors’ Tales of Famous Crimes (1916) is a public-domain anthology of firsthand accounts of notorious British criminal cases, blending vivid personal testimony with h…
Celebrated criminal cases of America This volume, which is the first history published of the celebrated criminal cases in America, includes the most important cases during the past eighty years. They have been collected after years of systematic …
Professional criminals of America The volume entitled "Professional Criminals of America," now submitted to the public, is not a work of fiction, but a history of the criminal classes. The writer has confined himself to facts, collected b…
The History of the Assassin The Translator has been induced to present “The History of the Assassins” to the British Public as much on account of the interest of the subject itself, as by a desire to introduce to them a portion, certainly but a smal…
Curious and Unusual Deaths Russell R. Winterbotham Curious and Unusual Deaths From the Preface : To Mark Twain is attributed the unusual discovery that more persons die in bed than from riding on trains. However, one is inter- ested in deaths from…
In "American Bandits" by Anthony Gish, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the history of banditry in America. The book is divided into four main sections, each focusing on a different group of bandits and their exploits. Amer…
"Yellow Kid" Weil; the autobiography of America's master swindler Excerpt from the book introduction: Long before I ever met the Yellow Kid, I had heard of him. His adventures fascinated me. I had a yen to know the inside story behind …
"The Champions of the Church" by De Robigne Mortimer Bennett is a comprehensive and detailed exploration of the crimes committed by famous church figures throughout history. The champions of the church: their crimes and persecutions The b…
"On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime" is a groundbreaking work by Hugo Münsterberg, a renowned psychologist and philosopher, published in 1908. "On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime" The book de…
The history and romance of crime from the earliest time to the present day The huge empire founded by the Czars of Russia in the latter half of the sixteenth century was based upon absolute autocracy. The Czar by virtue of his divine origin exer…
An introduction to American literature From the introduction: The term American Literature, although firmly established by custom, and sufficiently well understood, is, If we were not acquainted with literature the meaning which usage has given to t…
Criminal sociology From introduction: At the National Conference of Criminal Law and Criminology, held in Chicago, at Northwestern University, in June 1909, the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology was organized; and, as a part of its…
The Psychology Of Murder A Study In Criminal Psychology Andreas Bjerre’s work, “The Psychology of Murder" is an extremely fascinating book, which not only the expert but also whoever is interested in psychological or social questions may read…
Thirty years a detective a thorough and comprehensive exposé of criminal practices of all grades and classes, containing numerous episodes of personal experience in the detection of criminals and covering thirty years' active detective life From…
Twenty Human Monsters in Purple and in Rags From Caligula To Landru The History of Serial Killers Excerpt: With the passing of Augustus, the first symptom of the loss of freedom that followed the establishment of an imperial throne in Rome was the …
Hind-sights; or, Looking backwards at swindles The first business transaction that I can remember was the shipment of a fat calf by my own father. With two children in the family for every cow that calf could not be fattened without sacrifice. The …
Remarkable rogues; the careers of some notable criminals of Europe and America. That interest in crime and the criminal is universal no one will deny. In a cruder age, it was the custom to organize parties to witness the public execution of notable …
The Middle temple murder An expedition into the Congo — a mysterious death in an English village — the fatal prophecy that hung over a great English house — are joined in an unusually baffling detective story. i f you are a fan of Agatha Christie or…
