White-Collar Crime in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain Hardback
by John (University of Wolverhampton, UK) Benson
Part of the Routledge Studies in Modern British History series
Hardback
Description
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'.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:142 pages, 1 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/12/2019
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- ISBN:9781138319011
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:142 pages, 1 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/12/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138319011
