Summary of Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Murder is the most heinous form of criminal homicide. It is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. In English, murder is legally defined as the wilful murder of a human being. #2 In Victorian London, even in a place as crime-ridden as Lambeth Marsh, the sound of gunshots was a rare event. The marsh was a dark and sinister place, but the use of a firearm in the commission of