Harry Hodge (1) (1872–1947)

Accounts of the Madeline Smith, Oscar Slater, Dr. Crippen and Dr. Palmer trials, condensed from the Famous British Trials series. The Slater entry is overlong, and the Palmer one is affected by an overlong description of the financial finaglings that formed the motive. Smith's is the best one in the book; for Crippen, you're better off reading Erik Larson's book "Thunderstruck."

Why did I buy this? I think it was for Hawley Harvey Crippin, pp. 111 - 138.

John Mortimer, author of the well-known Rumpole stories, here edits a collection of retellings of well-known trials, including the cases of Crippen, Oscar Slater, Madeleine Smith, George "Brides in the Bath' Smith, and William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw").The original authors include F.Tennyson Jesse, Pilson Young, William Roughead, and others.

KD371 .M8 F36 1986 (VJH)