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Looking at the rise of the Kray twins with an historian's eye, using a range of sources from memoirs, press reports and significantly, official files held at the National Archives and elsewhere, John Bennett takes a fresh approach to the Kray legend.
Along the way he dispels many of the myths, presents a wealth of previously unpublished information about some of the key players and major incidents in the story and independently reassesses the Kray twins' lives, activities and legacy. This is the often-told story of the Krays as you've never heard it told before.
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John Bennett is a former teacher who for the past ten years has been writing and lecturing on East End history as well as giving guided tours in the area, ranging from such subjects as the Whitechapel Murders of Jack the Ripper, the Krays, immigration, and local history in general. He has had numerous articles published and has appeared on television programmes broadcast by Channel 5, the BBC, and Crime and Investigation, amongst others. He is the author of several books including A Journey Through Whitechapel and Spitalfields; and (with Paul Begg) The Complete and Essential Jack the Ripper, and is currently working on a historical survey of East End crime for Yale University Press. He lives with his wife in London.
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: As New. First edition. Hardback. SPECIAL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. The story of Reginald and Ronald Kray appears to warrant continued retelling. Identical twins, born in a poor and dirty part of London to a peculiar - some would say dysfunctional - family, they were bullies who hated bullies; heavy drinkers who hated drunks; identical twins who gradually became different in both appearance and temperament; bisexuals (openly so in Ronnie's case) in an age when homosexuality was illegal and still 'the love that dare not speak its name'; they adored their mother with cloying devotion, yet were prone to awful acts of unprovoked violence; criminals who, rather than keeping their head down, courted publicity and fame. They were at home in the exclusive clubs of the West End as much as they were in the dingy pubs of the East End. It is a contradiction-riddled story of survival, the desire for success and wealth, pride, and power games, all laced with shocking violence, paranoia, glamour and, strange as it may seem, some genuinely surreal comic moments. Add to that a whole cast of colourful, real-life characters from the realms of East End crime, sport, showbiz and the aristocracy and you have quite a saga. But is there anything left to be said? Actually, there is quite a lot. Illus. in colour and b/w. With Afterword, Appendices and Index. 410pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer John Bennett and FLATSIGNED BY HIM. Pictorial cover, dw. not required. As New. Now very hard to find as very few copies were printed. Highly Recommended. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage. signed by author. Seller Inventory # 18356
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