Alice Diamond and The Forty Elephants
Written by: Brian McDonald
Narrated by: Adna Sablyich
Produced by: Chris French
Available on Audible and iTunes
A detailed account of the British only all-female crime syndicate - a gang of professional thieves in early 20th century London. This is the most throughly researched record yet of their career - the precise dates, places and descriptions of robberies, arrests, births, marriages and deaths, together with the identities of the key and peripheral players in the elaborate network of the city's underground life at the time. Set against the backdrop of the economic and political climate of the First to Second World War period, we explore the social conditions - both the glamorous and the déclassé - that drove these women into crime.
An essential read for historical researchers with special interests in gender studies, crime, London, the Edwardian era or feminism.
Written by: Brian McDonald
Narrated by: Adna Sablyich
Produced by: Chris French
Available on Audible and iTunes
A detailed account of the British only all-female crime syndicate - a gang of professional thieves in early 20th century London. This is the most throughly researched record yet of their career - the precise dates, places and descriptions of robberies, arrests, births, marriages and deaths, together with the identities of the key and peripheral players in the elaborate network of the city's underground life at the time. Set against the backdrop of the economic and political climate of the First to Second World War period, we explore the social conditions - both the glamorous and the déclassé - that drove these women into crime.
An essential read for historical researchers with special interests in gender studies, crime, London, the Edwardian era or feminism.
