The Littlehampton libels : a miscarriage of justice and a mystery about words in 1920s England /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hilliard, Christopher (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Anonymous letters. Libel and slander > England > Littlehampton > History > 20th century. Criminal investigation > England > Littlehampton > History > 20th century. Judicial error > England > Littlehampton > History > 20th century. Nineteen twenties. Littlehampton (England) > History > 20th century. Judicial error > England > Littlehampton. Criminal investigation > England > Littlehampton. Erreur judiciaire > Angleterre > Littlehampton. Lettres anonymes. Enquêtes criminelles > Angleterre > Littlehampton. Enquêtes criminelles > Angleterre > Littlehampton > Histoire > 20e siècle. Erreur judiciaire > Angleterre > Littlehampton > Histoire > 20e siècle. Années vingt (Vingtième siècle) HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain. Anonymous letters Criminal investigation Judicial error Libel and slander Nineteen twenties England > Littlehampton 1900-1999 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Prologue: Reopening the case
Beach town
Easter and after
A craze for this sort of thing
Will you let me have that letter
A case of handwriting
Circumstances grave and unusual
Keeping observation
The perfect witness
Bad language
It is not my verdict
Epilogue: Brought to book
Conclusion.