- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Reprint edition (31 May 1984)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140069240
- ISBN-13: 978-0140069242
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 278,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Recounts the stories of nine trials involving murder and treason, and includes the stories of some unjustly convicted individuals
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The cases in this book were originally as part of the Notable British Trials series.
The Notable British Trials books are unabridged and form individual (and extremely interesting) books; whereas the cases in this book have been abridged from them by author and former barrister John Mortimer (famous for his Rumpole of the Bailey novels).
This book contains 9 historical true crimes trials between 1857 and 1945. Many of these defendants are loosing their notoriety as time passes.
The cases are:
Alma Victoria Rattenbury and George Percy Stoner - 1935
Alma Victoria Rattenbury and George Percy Stoner (Notable British Trials)
Hawley Harvey Crippen - 1910
Hawley Harvey Crippen (Notable British Trials)
Oscar Slater - 1909-1928
Madeleine Smith - 1857
Madeleine Smith (Notable British Trials S.)
Robert Wood - 1907
George Joseph Smith - 1915
George Joseph Smith (Notable British Trials)
Ronald True - 1922
Ronald True (Notable British Trials)
Herbert Rowse Armstrong - 1922
William Joyce - 1945
Buying this abridged book means that you still get the cases but in a more condensed form and significantly cheaper than buying the full set of Notable Trial books to cover these cases. I have added the links to the Notable Trial books available above so that you can see for yourself.
If you can find them cheap or in "like new" condition and you have the cash to splash the Notable Trials versions are well worth getting, but if you want the overview of the cases with some detail and less of the trivial court based arguments then this book is a great option.
The Notable British Trials books are unabridged and form individual (and extremely interesting) books; whereas the cases in this book have been abridged from them by author and former barrister John Mortimer (famous for his Rumpole of the Bailey novels).
This book contains 9 historical true crimes trials between 1857 and 1945. Many of these defendants are loosing their notoriety as time passes.
The cases are:
Alma Victoria Rattenbury and George Percy Stoner - 1935
Alma Victoria Rattenbury and George Percy Stoner (Notable British Trials)
Hawley Harvey Crippen - 1910
Hawley Harvey Crippen (Notable British Trials)
Oscar Slater - 1909-1928
Madeleine Smith - 1857
Madeleine Smith (Notable British Trials S.)
Robert Wood - 1907
George Joseph Smith - 1915
George Joseph Smith (Notable British Trials)
Ronald True - 1922
Ronald True (Notable British Trials)
Herbert Rowse Armstrong - 1922
William Joyce - 1945
Buying this abridged book means that you still get the cases but in a more condensed form and significantly cheaper than buying the full set of Notable Trial books to cover these cases. I have added the links to the Notable Trial books available above so that you can see for yourself.
If you can find them cheap or in "like new" condition and you have the cash to splash the Notable Trials versions are well worth getting, but if you want the overview of the cases with some detail and less of the trivial court based arguments then this book is a great option.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is not for sensitive people as it describes some real life crimes with all real life details i.e. how the victim died etc. But I found it fascinating and actually read the book with great interest. Very exciting for anyone who is interested in crime!
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An example of what can be accompllished in a small volume
24 May 2007
Format:Paperback
John Mortimer selected the materials for this book. The introduction gives an excellent summary of all the pieces included.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Stuffy Little Book
6 Oct 2004
Format:Hardcover
The thrill of these cases must lie in the telling, because I can see now that some of them are unutterable dull when told so flatly. The case of Alma Rattenbury, the most poignant of all classic murder cases, and one which was treated with great depth and honesty in Terrence Rattigan's late play CAUSE CELEBRE, is here just another boring story of adultery and murder, not even worthy of a Lifetime Channel for Women miniseries. F. Tennyson Jesse is better at telling the story of Madeline Smith, and the man who drowned all his brides and inspired the Chaplin film MONSIEUR VERDOUX gets an elegant summing up by Eric Watson, a writer new to me.
Crime is a funny thing and I suppose they asked John Mortimer to edit (or "select") this volume because of his reputation for writing the famous Rumpole books and his expertise at the law. He is one of the world's most overrated writers so he doesn't really add anything to the book, just gets his name printed in huge letters much bigger than those of the real editors. One of the ironies of today's push for big marketing is that the people who really do the work are often ignored.
Crime is a funny thing and I suppose they asked John Mortimer to edit (or "select") this volume because of his reputation for writing the famous Rumpole books and his expertise at the law. He is one of the world's most overrated writers so he doesn't really add anything to the book, just gets his name printed in huge letters much bigger than those of the real editors. One of the ironies of today's push for big marketing is that the people who really do the work are often ignored.
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