Woman declared dead revived as she is placed in coffin, killing her husband of shock! Holidaymaker startled by African lion leaping through Welsh hotel window! Man swallows live turtle to win bet! From the archives of the British Library, journalist Jeremy Clay has dragged into the light long-lost stories that enthralled and appalled Victorian Britain. Divided into sections - from Love and marriage through Court, crime and punishment, Animals, Accidents and misfortune, Inventions, Sport, Food and drink , The supernatural and finally Wagers and feats - and with each article reproduced in full, A Burglar Bitten by a Skeleton is also packed with sketches from the sensational Illustrated Police News. Deliciously appalling and dreadfully funny, A Burglar Bitten by a Skeleton will have you, one way or the other, in tears...