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| author = [[Ernest Raymond]] |
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| genre = Crime |
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| publisher = [[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]] |
| publisher = [[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]] (UK)<br />Stokes (US) |
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==Synopsis== |
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Schoolteacher Paul Presset lives with his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with a kinder woman, his thoughts turn increasingly to murder. |
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==Adaptation== |
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In 1980 it was made into a five |
In 1980, it was made into a five-part [[We, the Accused (TV series)|television series of the same name]], starring [[Ian Holm]], [[Angela Down]] and [[Iain Cuthbertson]].<ref>Baskin p.175</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 21 November 2022
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| Author | Ernest Raymond |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Stokes (US) |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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We, the Accused is a 1935 crime novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond. It is inspired by the Edwardian era Doctor Crippen case.[1] The novel is written to engage the reader's sympathy for the murderous protagonists.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Schoolteacher Paul Presset lives with his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with a kinder woman, his thoughts turn increasingly to murder.
Adaptation
[edit]In 1980, it was made into a five-part television series of the same name, starring Ian Holm, Angela Down and Iain Cuthbertson.[3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- Dalrymple, Roger. Crippen: A Crime Sensation in Memory and Modernity. Boydell & Brewer, 2020.
- Hilfer, Tony. The Crime Novel: A Deviant Genre. University of Texas Press, 2014.
- Priestman, Martin . The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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