Tales from the Hanging Court Author:Tim Hitchcock, Bob Shoemaker From everyday customs to violent transgression, Tales from the Hanging Court paints a fascinating and vivid picture of what it was like to live in London 200 years ago, from the dark alleys to the glittering thoroughfares. — Drawing on the Old Baily archives from 1674-1834, the authors recreate the real-life and death dramas on which Def... more »oe, Fielding, and Dickens based their novels. They uncover the traditions--and aberrations--that colored daily life in a society where it was easier to witness an execution than to attend the theater.« less