Littlehampton in the 1920s was menaced by a bizarre poison-pen case, which required the attention of a leading Metropolitan Police detective, and resulted in four criminal trials before the real culprit was finally punished. The Littlehampton Libels untangles this mystery story, exploring the inner lives of an English working-class community.
Littlehampton in the 1920s was menaced by a bizarre poison-pen case, which required the attention of a leading Metropolitan Police detective, and resulted in four criminal trials before the real culprit was finally punished. The Littlehampton Libels untangles this mystery story, exploring the inner lives of an English working-class community.
Christopher Hilliard is a professor at the University of Sydney, where he is currently chair of the Department of History. He grew up in New Zealand and studied at the University of Auckland before completing his PhD at Harvard. He is the author of three previous books, including English as a Vocation: The 'Scrutiny' Movement (OUP, 2012), about F. R. Leavis and his followers, and To Exercise Our Talents: The Democratization of Writing in Britain (2006), which traces a forgotten history of aspiring writers' clubs and how-to-be-an-author magazines.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Prologue: Reopening the Case 1: Beach Town 2: Easter and After 3: A Craze for This Sort of Thing 4: Will You Let Me Have That Letter 5: A Case of Handwriting 6: Circumstances Grave and Unusual 7: Keeping Observation 8: The Perfect Witness 9: Bad Language 10: It Is Not My Verdict Conclusion
Introduction Prologue: Reopening the Case 1: Beach Town 2: Easter and After 3: A Craze for This Sort of Thing 4: Will You Let Me Have That Letter 5: A Case of Handwriting 6: Circumstances Grave and Unusual 7: Keeping Observation 8: The Perfect Witness 9: Bad Language 10: It Is Not My Verdict Conclusion
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