White-collar crime in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain / John Benson.

Abingdon Oxon, New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

©2020.

141 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

"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's 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'"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Benson, John, White-collar crime in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century britain 1. New York : Routledge, 2019.

English

October 08, 2020

Routledge studies in modern British history.

Includes bibliographical references and index.