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> [“Largely because of its emphasis on gore, the Illustrated Police News had the highest circulation of any publication in Victorian England.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/largely-because-of-its-emphasis-on-gore-the-illustrated-police-news/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

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## More by Harold Schechter

> [“Only the technology has changed. The public’s appetite for sensational true-crime stories has remained exactly the same.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/only-the-technology-has-changed-the-public-s-appetite-for-sensational/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“set off a marketing frenzy, during which the heroine’s name was bestowed upon a hat, several shoe designs, candy, toothpaste, soap, a brand of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/set-off-a-marketing-frenzy-during-which-the-heroine-s-name-was/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Elsewhere in the journal, he transcribes the rules laid down by Benjamin Franklin as a prescription for happiness and success: “Eat not to dullness,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/elsewhere-in-the-journal-he-transcribes-the-rules-laid-down-by/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“When Halliburton expressed curiosity about this “inconceivable power,” Bob took him into his room, showed him his “immense file of pictures,” and gave him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/when-halliburton-expressed-curiosity-about-this-inconceivable-power/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Largely because of its emphasis on gore, the Illustrated Police News had the highest circulation of any publication in Victorian England.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/largely-because-of-its-emphasis-on-gore-the-illustrated-police-news/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“disobedience, refusal to work, refusal to answer when spoken to, and a determination not to succeed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/disobedience-refusal-to-work-refusal-to-answer-when-spoken-to-and-a/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Nelles explained that its inmates “could be divided into three groups”: “those who are feeble-minded,” those “of sound mind whose delinquency is associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/nelles-explained-that-its-inmates-could-be-divided-into-three-groups/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“publicly raped by a specially trained giraffe, after which she was torn apart by wild animals.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/publicly-raped-by-a-specially-trained-giraffe-after-which-she-was/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Why do so many—not all, but many—run to see a crashed plane, or a train, or two autos with numerous dead about? Why? What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/why-do-so-many-not-all-but-many-run-to-see-a-crashed-plane-or-a-train/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Why did they have to keep the heat on in Ed Gein’s house? So the furniture wouldn’t get goose bumps.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/why-did-they-have-to-keep-the-heat-on-in-ed-gein-s-house-so-the/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“the worst rioting in the city’s history when a mob of ten thousand citizens, outraged over the lenient sentence given to one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/the-worst-rioting-in-the-city-s-history-when-a-mob-of-ten-thousand/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Outraged at having the site of the tragedy transformed into what one observer called a “mass murder amusement park,” an angry mob tore down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/outraged-at-having-the-site-of-the-tragedy-transformed-into-what-one/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“Trilby’s face appeared on dolls, fans, writing paper, puzzles, and there were ice cream bars made in the shape of her feet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/trilby-s-face-appeared-on-dolls-fans-writing-paper-puzzles-and-there/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

> [“It makes perfect sense that if human beings are raised in warm, loving households; if they are brought up to believe that the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-schechter/it-makes-perfect-sense-that-if-human-beings-are-raised-in-warm-loving/)

[Harold Schechter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-schechter/)

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