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A history of the murderer Dr. Hawley Crippen and that of Guglielmo Marconi. Two men whose lives intersected by the fact that Dr. Crippen was the first criminal to be apprehended as a result of wireless communication. The parallel stories shed light on the daily life of England in the days before World War 1. This was an age not only of progress but also in the very strong belief in the idea of progress itself. A time in which all things seemed possible. However, at the same time the age-old causes that lead first to the murder of a no longer tolerable wife by Crippen and indeed to the much larger crime of the coming war still worked strongly. The story of Crippen and Marconi are well told. Crippen strangely enough ends the book having garnered more sympathy than Marconi who does not stand in a good light despite his great invention. The day-to-day details of the time are interesting and well developed. Overall a good read.
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Paul McFarland, July 4, 2007
A history of the murderer Dr. Hawley Crippen and that of Guglielmo Marconi. Two men whose lives intersected by the fact that Dr. Crippen was the first criminal to be apprehended as a result of wireless communication. The parallel stories shed light on the daily life of England in the days before World War 1. This was an age not only of progress but also in the very strong belief in the idea of progress itself. A time in which all things seemed possible. However, at the same time the age-old causes that lead first to the murder of a no longer tolerable wife by Crippen and indeed to the much larger crime of the coming war still worked strongly. The story of Crippen and Marconi are well told. Crippen strangely enough ends the book having garnered more sympathy than Marconi who does not stand in a good light despite his great invention. The day-to-day details of the time are interesting and well developed. Overall a good read.Terms and Conditions
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