Secret Sins Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire 1870-1920 |
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| Author:
| Russell Davies, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78316-545-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, Secret Sins. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, vicious assaults, infanticide, cruelty and other assorted acts of depravity. This almost anecdotal historical study is often funny, sometimes disturbing, always revealing.
Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, Secret Sins. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, vicious assaults, infanticide, cruelty and other assorted acts of depravity. This almost anecdotal historical study is often funny, sometimes disturbing, always revealing.