Tales of Liverpool: Murder, Mayhem, Mystery

Registered by Spartaca of Oldham, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on 2/11/2023
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Journal Entry 1 by Spartaca from Oldham, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Saturday, February 11, 2023
The title of the book pretty much tells you what it's about. These are tales of supernatural events and unsolved murders from Liverpool's past. It's a slender volume but a good read. I've described it as 'other' because the stories are too varied for it to be a straightforward horror or supernatural book.

Journal Entry 2 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Tuesday, May 16, 2023
And here it is!
Thanks for sending it my way, I am very interested in reading it. :)

Journal Entry 3 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Saturday, May 27, 2023
Currently reading it. :)

I have copied the bookray list here:
Bookworm-lady
Delphi-Reader
Then if Delphi-Reader is still okay posting internationally to
Alberpeter,
and if Alberpeter is still okay posting internationally
Plum-crazy

Journal Entry 4 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Easy to read, and well written; as Spartaca says, this is a varied collection of true stories, from the supernatural nuances of Spring-Heeled Jack to the very famous case of Florence Maybrick (see pic), which so far I had not placed in this English region.
I confess I could not put up with The Barbarious Sea-Captain: too many gory details for my taste.
This is a colourful set of true stories, as I said, including poisoning by arsenic (apparently Mrs Maybrick was a pioneer in extracting it from fly-papers), murder for profit (insurance policies were very popular), etc.
Thanks for sharing, Spartaca; this little book will continue its travels towards new readers.

Journal Entry 5 by wingBookworm-ladywing at Madrid, Madrid Spain on Monday, June 5, 2023

Released 9 mos ago (6/5/2023 UTC) at Madrid, Madrid Spain

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Sent today to Delphi_Reader, who is next. Enjoy! :)

Journal Entry 6 by wingDelphi_Readerwing at Delphi - Δελφοί , Fokida Greece on Friday, June 9, 2023
The book arrived safely today. Thank you very much for sharing!

Journal Entry 7 by wingDelphi_Readerwing at Delphi - Δελφοί , Fokida Greece on Sunday, June 18, 2023
This was a very quick read. Many of the stories were vaguely familiar to me, but I still found them interesting.
Sometimes the author tried to frame the core narration with a bit of more poetic language or observations on the human nature and social commentary which didn't always work, but all in all I liked the book.

PS: I have PMed Alberpeter and the book will continue its travels as soon as I have his/her address.

Journal Entry 8 by wingDelphi_Readerwing at To the next reader, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Released 9 mos ago (6/28/2023 UTC) at To the next reader, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Off to Aberpeter it goes : )

Good Luck little book and Don't forget to write your news from time to time!

Journal Entry 9 by Aberpeter at Renton, Washington USA on Sunday, July 9, 2023
the book has arrived. I will start it within the week.

Journal Entry 10 by Aberpeter at Renton, Washington USA on Thursday, July 13, 2023
This was an interesting read and teases the reader with some dark tales in the history of Liverpool. I had not heard any of these stories before.

The story titled The Borgia Sisters of the Liverpool Slums made me think of the classic play Arsenic and Old Lace. I wondered the true story might have been an inspiration of the play. After very little research, it wasn't hard to find that the Borgia Sisters had nothing on Amy Archer-Gilligan (1873-1962), a serial killer from Windsor, Connecticut, which is the true inspiration for Arsenic and Old Lace.

Journal Entry 11 by Aberpeter at Renton, Washington USA on Friday, July 14, 2023

Released 8 mos ago (7/14/2023 UTC) at Renton, Washington USA

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mailed to Plum-Crazy. Tracking #LH202758995US

Journal Entry 12 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The book is here! Many thanks to Aberpeter for taking on international posting.

Journal Entry 13 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 12, 2023
I found one or two of these stories seemed familiar - Spring-heeled Jack I've come across before - & on the whole were rather intriguing & mysterious with "The Barbarous Sea-Captain" being particularly gruesome & cruel!

Overall an interesting quick read though I did feel at times the author overdid the prose, as if he was trying to make it more authentic but that didn't always work for me. Plus the last two "stories" seemed a bit out of place (even if one recounted the later life of a possible murderer) & I couldn't help feeling they'd just been added to push the chapter numbers up to 13.

Read as part of my 2023 S-I-Y Non-fiction Challenge (#10/12)



Journal Entry 14 by wingPlum-crazywing at Nonfiction Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Released 5 mos ago (10/4/2023 UTC) at Nonfiction Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Added to the non- fiction book box

Released as part of the 2023 SPOOK-TACULAR CHALLENGE (#6)

Journal Entry 15 by wingearthcaroleannewing at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 27, 2023
Taking from the non-fiction bookbox.

Journal Entry 16 by wingearthcaroleannewing at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, October 30, 2023
When I started reading this book about murders in Liverpool, the last thing I expected was a mention of the Carron Company which is based in the town I live in, which then linked them to Burke and Hare, the body snatchers/resurrectionists in Edinburgh. Apart from this, it had quite interesting stories.

Journal Entry 17 by wingearthcaroleannewing at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Monday, October 30, 2023

Released 4 mos ago (11/2/2023 UTC) at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom

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Returning to the non-fiction bookbox.

Journal Entry 18 by Tanamo at Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Taken from the non-fiction bookbox.

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