Another book finished today, the Old Bailey book. It was ok, mediocre and not very detailed. Seemed like the author had just gone through the trial annals and picked out the interesting ones and a few interesting judges to relate. The history of the site was good but wasnt really put in any social or cultural context and was just frustrating. I found it almost impossible to read it through in one go, each trial gets about a paragraph and they are all linked together in the simplest possible way. There was enough there that I managed to finish it and I picked up some interesting snippets but only snippets due to the paucity of information given.

Went to the library today and borrowed my first books in about ten years. I'm hoping that this will help me deal with my acquisition tendencies when it comes to printed paper. I got five books on:

Urban Legends
Homosexuality in the 19th century
Sex and Marriage in the Middle Ages
Vampirism
And a true story about a woman who became an escort.

I have until the 20th Oct to read and return!