As Thick as Thieves
Foolish Felons & Loopy Laws
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
| Author: | Richard O. Smith | ISBN: | 9780750951548 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | September 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard O. Smith |
| ISBN: | 9780750951548 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | September 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
This tongue-in-cheek miscellany of the most bizarre offenses committed in Britain, the peculiar punishments that have been meted out here through the ages, and a variety of badly bungled crimes, is shocking, absurd, and amusing in equal measure. Also featuring a plethora of acts that are still considered arrestable offences today, due to local laws that have never been repealed, this quirky volume takes a witty look at comical criminality through history up until the present day. An ideal gift book that will make you laugh out loud.
This tongue-in-cheek miscellany of the most bizarre offenses committed in Britain, the peculiar punishments that have been meted out here through the ages, and a variety of badly bungled crimes, is shocking, absurd, and amusing in equal measure. Also featuring a plethora of acts that are still considered arrestable offences today, due to local laws that have never been repealed, this quirky volume takes a witty look at comical criminality through history up until the present day. An ideal gift book that will make you laugh out loud.
