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The famous author's attempts to help Victorian prostitutes
Clive Emsley enjoys a vivid but serious study of notorious murderers Burke and Hare
David Mabberley looks at a book on the history of plant classification
Kathryn Gleadle looks at a book which dwells on the darker side of married life
James Walvin looks at how history was affected by our damaging addiction to the sweet stuff
Annie Tindley enjoys an examination of one of the most infamous trials for murder in the 19th century
Ghandi began his campaign of satyagraha or non-violent civil disobedience against British rule by leading a march to Dandi to make salt from seawater in defiance of an act which prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt.
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