The Shadow of a Crime by Hall Caine

The Shadow of a Crime

Hall Caine

476 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics literary mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The central incident of this novel is that most extraordinary of all punishments known to English criminal law, the peine forte et dure. The story is not, however, in any sense historical. A sketchy background of stirring history is introduced sol...

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