Kate Summerscale - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
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Kate Summerscale explains what happened in a country house in
19th Century rural England when a 3 year old boy is brutally
murdered. The true story of The Murder at Hill Road House is the
basis of her best selling book The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Kate Summerscale
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
The true & riveting story of The Murder at Road Hill
House enthralled the whole of the UK in the 1860's as everyone
had an opinion as to who snatched three-year-old Saville Kent from
his cot in an upper room in the house, took him outside and
brutally murdered him.
Jack Whicher, the most celebrated detective of the day is sent
to solve the murder. Each member of the family gained notoriety as
every movement on that fateful night was scrutinised. The case
inspired writers most notably Wilkie Collins and Charles
Dickens.
Kate Summerscale tells Nicola Barranger what happened that
fateful night and her feelings about the story now.
Kate Summerscale has been awarded the BBC Four Samuel Johnson
prize for The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher - Britain's richest prize
for non-fiction.
"I am writing to tell you how interesting and profitable
your interview with Kate
Summerscale was for me. I am a teacher of English as a
foreign language at an Italian high school. After listening to the
interview I read the book and enjoyed it a great deal. I also found
it really inspiring and useful for my students, so now I have
decided to use it in my class of 18-year-old students in a project
about the Victorian age and the development of detective stories in
English literature. Thank you for giving me such an opportunity. I
will let you know how it's going."
Marina Pezzuoli Rome Italy
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Photos & Interview © Nicola
Barranger