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Tag: Alfred Swaine Taylor

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The Back Doors to Death – at Highgate Cemetery

Posted on 26 September 2018 by admin

I was so pleased to be asked to give a talk on Alfred Swaine Taylor and nineteenth-century forensic science at the legendary Highgate Cemetery. It’s where...

Books

The Back Doors to Death: Alfred Swaine Taylor talk at Highgate Cemetery – Thursday 20th September

Posted on 30 July 2018 by admin

Alfred Swaine Taylor, one of the most famous forensic scientists of his day, was laid to rest at Highgate Cemetery in north London in 1880. At my talk, find out...

Books/Out and about

Meet crime authors at Shrewsbury Waterstone’s

Posted on 6 April 2018 by admin

Meet crime authors from across the country at Shrewsbury Waterstone’s on Sunday 15th April from 2pm to 3.30pm. The branch is expanding its Crime Section, ...

Books/History

Alfred Swaine Taylor and The Poisoned Chocolates Case

Posted on 8 February 2018 by admin

It might seem odd to think that Alfred Swaine Taylor, who died in 1880, could have anything to do with Anthony Berkeley’s 1929 novel The Poisoned Chocolat...

Books/Writing

Who was R O Gilmore?

Posted on 14 August 2017 by admin

Among the many adventures I had writing Alfred Swaine Taylor‘s biography, I decided to track down the previous owner of a book. I work at a well-stocked l...

Out and about/Writing

Shadow drawings

Posted on 6 June 2016 by admin

One of the reasons why Alfred Swaine Taylor is an interesting person to write about is that, when he wasn’t rummaging through jars of human innards lookin...

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