by Conan Doyle · Cluster: War and Empire · History · Nationalism and Patriotism
Abstract
Conan Doyle’s investigative pamphlet defends George Edalji, a half-Indian solicitor wrongly convicted of maiming livestock near Great Wyrley, arguing the prosecution was driven by racial prejudice and shoddy police work. Doyle’s advocacy helped establish England’s Court of Criminal Appeal.
Capitoli / Chapters
- THE CASE OF MR. GEORGE EDALJI
- CASE OF GEORGE EDALJI: LETTER FROM SIR A. CONAN DOYLE
- WHO WROTE THE LETTERS? — No. 2
- THE “MARTIN MOLTON” LETTERS — No. 3.
- STATEMENT OF THE CASE AGAINST ROYDEN SHARP
- EVIDENCE OF HIS CHARACTER BEFORE THE CRIMES
- MR. WYNNE’S STATEMENT
Connections
Forms & Genres: Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Justice Right and Wrong, Crime and Punishment, Racial Supremacy and Pseudo-Science, Ratiocination Detection, Social Injustice, History Motifs: Letters and Writing, Secrets, Animals Historical References: Victorian England Settings: Rural England, London Characters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archetypes: Scapegoat, Outsider