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100 1 Long, Roger,|d1944-
245 10 Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire /|cRoger Long.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press,
|c[2010]
264 4 |c©2010
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520 A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue
of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth
centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides,
and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple
murders, horrendous hauntings, and audacious thefts. Have
you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to
end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved
was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield
farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the
family who charged people to view their relative's
decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity
that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made
national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim
deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings,
assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides, and disasters.
If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on
occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no
further—it's all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
538 System requirements: Adobe Digital editions.
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Criminals|zEngland|zBerkshire|xHistory|vChronology.
650 0 Criminals|zEngland|zBerkshire|xHistory|vMiscellanea.
650 0 Crime|zEngland|zBerkshire|xHistory|vChronology.
650 0 Crime|zEngland|zBerkshire|xHistory|vMiscellanea.
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651 0 Berkshire (England)|xHistory|vMiscellanea.
651 0 Berkshire (England)|xHistory|vChronology.
655 0 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLong, Roger, 1944-|tGrim almanac of Old
Berkshire.|dStroud : History Press, 2010.|z9780752456775
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