interesting articles (to me at least)
an article on the demise of safe cracking (a sobering counterpoint to every other heist movie out there). he's got a funny snippet on this victorian criminal:
Adam Worth, a cerebrated Victorian criminal, made his initial fortune tunnelling into a bank in Boston. He then moved to England with his accomplice Piano Charlie where they both fell for an irish barmaid prostitute called Kitty Flynn. She eventually married Piano Charlie, but continued to sleep with both. Worth masterminded a huge variety of crimes in Britain, including stealing an entire diamond shipment from the Kimberley mines, and was not caught until 40 years later. He then, with his exploits publicised, became the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’ adversary Moriarty. Both Worth and Piano Charlie died in poverty, but Kitty became a rich and litigious widow in New York.
and a series of historic anatomy drawings. very beautiful.
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Friday, December 10, 2004 at 12:29 PM
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