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Violence
A lot
Graphic Victorian murders; executions
Language
Barely any
Mild period language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of performance, identity, and the violence beneath Victorian respectability
What this book is about
Ackroyd's 1994 novel weaves together the Limehouse Murders, the music hall world of comedian Dan Leno, and the trial of Elizabeth Cree. A gothic Victorian mystery. Features graphic murders and period London atmosphere. For adults.
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Graphic murders
Execution
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