The True Crime Files of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan; Hines, Stephen (rediscovered by)

Edité par Berkley Prime Crime, New York, 2001

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As new condition forest green boards, black spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Introduction by Steven Womack; Postscript: Slater Finally Gets His Say; and Selected Bibliography. "The creator of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, fought injustice through his involvement with two actual criminal cases, which he wrote about -- one featured in the pages of the London Daily Telegraph, and the other privately published. Berkley Prime Crime is proud to present these two historic cases in one indispensable volume. The Case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji: Sir Arthur's series of newspaper articles defending a wrongly accused man are now presented, along with recently unearthed court transcrpts and opinions from the public published in several London papers -- indicating the major role that the media had in one of the most discussed crimes of the early twentieth century. The Case of Oscar Slater: It took sixteen years and two publications of Sir Arthur's book for authorities to release a man falsely convicted of murder. Presented here is the full account of how the celebrity author refused to give up on someone he considered "a disreputable, rolling-stone of a man." -- from the rear outer jacket. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wore many hats in his life -- adventurer, scientist, physician, political activist, and writer and creator of the most popular fictional detective the world has ever known, Sherlock Holmes. And like his alter ego, Sir Arthur was not a man to sit idly by and witness the injustices perpetrated by those sworn to defend the public good and uphold the law. Two actual criminal cases came to Sir Arthur's attention -- both involving innocent men -- and inspired him to get involved on behalf of the accused. Both accounts were documented by Sir Arthur and are presented here for the first time in one volume as The True Crime Files of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "The Case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji" was originally published as a series of in-depth articles in the London Daily Telegraph, wherein a young lawyer -- half-British, half-Indian -- is persecuted for a series of bizarre animal mutilations. Despite the fact that the slayings continued while the lawyer was incarcerated, the police refused to investigate further. Privately published as a book in 1912, "The Case of Oscar Slater" recounts the incident of a petty criminal being imprisoned for a brutal murder he didn't commit. Sir Arthur's inquires into the matter revealed the police deliberately suppressed evidence -- including the true identity of the killer. Now, "literary prospector" Stephen Hines and Edgar Award-winning author Steven Womack present these cases with newly rediscovered source material and background on the cases, revealing the impact of Sir Arthur's involvement -- including legal precedents that were established -- and also includes a fascinating introduction that places these accounts in the context of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life." -- from the inner front jacket flap.

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• Titre: The True Crime Files of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Éditeur: Berkley Prime Crime, New York
• Date de parution: 2001
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New