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基本信息
·出版社：Berkley Publishing Group; Reprint edition
·页码：304 页码
·出版日：2003年
·ISBN：9780425189009
·条码：9780425189009
·装帧：平装
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the legendary author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, didn't just dwell in the imaginary world of fictional crimes. He also got involved with two real-life criminal cases-and wrote about them.
Now, "The Case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji" and "The Case of Oscar Slater" are presented in their entirety as originally written, and collected here for the first time in one volume, for true crime readers, legal-thriller fans, history buffs-and all the Sherlock Holmes fans who want to know more about the mind behind their favorite literary detective.
作者简介
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the creator of the classic detective stories of Sherlock Holmes and a prolific writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, political tomes, and polemics.
Stephen Hines is a "literary prospector" who recently unearthed lost material of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Louisa May Alcott.
Steven Womack is a noted mystery writer whose books have been chosen asNew York TimesNotables, as well as a recipient of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards.
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Amazon.com
It might come as no surprise that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, after creating the first world-renowned fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, started to believe that he could solve real-life crimes. What is surprising is that Doyle was sometimes successful. While the muscular, mustachioed author and his thin, hawk-nosed character would never have been mistaken for one another, they did share an abhorrence for injustice. And Doyle's association as a student with a medical professor named Joseph Bell--who, through close observation, could deduce extraordinary amounts of information from his patients--gave him both a model for the brilliant Holmes and an appreciation for careful forensic methodology.The True Crime Files of Sir Arthur Conan Doylefocuses on a couple of curious British cases, both involving men Doyle believed were innocent. The first, which drew Doyle's attention in 1906, involved a shy half-British, half-Indian lawyer named George Edalji, who'd allegedly penned threatening letters and mutilated animals. Police were dead set on Edalji's guilt, though the mutilations continued even after their suspect was jailed. The second case examined here--that of Oscar Slater, a German Jew and gambling-den operator convicted of bludgeoning an 82-year-old woman in 1908--excited Doyle's curiosity because of inconsistencies in the prosecution case and a general sense that Slater was framed.Editor Stephen Hines has compiled Doyle's passionate writings about these criminal probes as well as myriad missives to the press and other background material. This accumulation of arcana will delight passionate Doyle fans, though it's probably too much for the average reader, who may be satisfied with Steven Womack's introductory synopsis.--J. Kingston Pierce--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
FromBooklist
Following the success of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle himself was much sought after as a consultant in real-life mysteries. Doyle never became fully involved in actual sleuthing, except for two cases. In campaigns that will remind readers of contemporary investigative efforts to free Death Row inmates, Doyle wrote a series of newspaper articles defending George Edalji, an East Indian believed to have performed animal sacrifices, and a book defending Glaswegian Oscar Slater, convicted of murdering his wife. The bulk of this volume consists of Doyle's journalistic campaign in theDaily Telegraphon behalf of Edalji, whose case excited tremendous controversy (responses from the public and the Home Office are included). In the much shorter part 2, editor Hines presents excerpts from Doyle's treatise on the wrongful conviction of Oscar Slater. Edgar-winning author Steven Womack provides an insightful introduction to Doyle's life and these two cases. For Conan Doyle aficionados and scholarly true-crime buffs.Connie Fletcher
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Will remind readers of contemporary investigative efforts to free Death Row inmates.
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Will remind readers of contemporary investigative efforts to free Death Row inmates. (Booklist)
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