White-Collar Crime in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain (Routledge Studies in Modern British History) 1st Edition
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| Management number | 219219244 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $80.92 | Model Number | 219219244 | ||
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This book throws new light on white-collar crime, criminals and criminality in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. It does so by considering the life of one man, Jesse Varley (1869–1929), who embezzled more than £80,000 from Wolverhampton Corporation, and for a decade and more enjoyed an ostentatiously extravagant lifestyle. He was discovered, and despite serving a period of penal servitude, he turned again to white-collar crime (this time in Sheffield). Sentenced again to penal servitude, he died a few years later in Liverpool in what were said to be 'very poor circumstances'. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1138319015 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1138319011 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 12.8 ounces |
| Print length | 142 pages |
| Part of series | Routledge Studies in Modern British History |
| Publication date | December 5, 2019 |
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