Download or read book The Private Life Of Doctor Crippen written by Richard Gordon and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctor Crippen's murder of his wife ranks among the most notorious crimes of the twentieth century. Richard Gordon skilfully recreates the chilling atmosphere of the murder - and how it shook respectable society to the core. Using the character as his case study, Gordon also reveals the conflicting suavity and savagery of the Edwardian age.