by Conan Doyle · Cluster: War and Empire · History · Nationalism and Patriotism
Abstract
Doyle’s investigative pamphlet dissects the wrongful murder conviction of Oscar Slater, a German-Jewish immigrant scapegoated for the 1908 bludgeoning of wealthy Glasgow spinster Marion Gilchrist, exposing shaky eyewitness identification and a fatal prosecutorial misstatement.
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Forms & Genres: Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Justice Right and Wrong, Crime and Punishment, Ratiocination Detection, Antisemitism, Social Injustice, History Motifs: Secrets, Money and Gold, Letters and Writing Historical References: Victorian England Settings: Industrial City, London Characters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archetypes: Scapegoat