by Conan Doyle · Cluster: War and Empire · History · Nationalism and Patriotism

Abstract

An essay reexamining the 1860 unsolved murder of the reclusive London landlady Mary Emsley, weighing the circumstantial evidence that hanged plasterer George Mullins and questioning whether justice was truly served.

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Forms & Genres: Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Crime and Punishment, Justice Right and Wrong, Ratiocination Detection, Deception, Greed and Money, Economics, History Motifs: Letters and Writing, Money and Gold, Blood Historical References: Victorian England Settings: London Archetypes: Scapegoat