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Mar 09, 2014Sanrin rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
In 19th-Century Toronto, Detective Murdoch is brought pornographic photos by a "progressive" female school teacher who identifies a troubled student in one of the photos. The technical aspects of the story are the most interesting, from learning about contemporary photography (stereoscopes, death memorial photos) to unionized labor movements in Canada. Tedious is Murdoch's love life. The book brings a compassion for the poor and exploited at the time: children, single women, laborers.