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We, The Accused
''We, the Accused'' is a 1935 crime novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond. It is inspired by the Edwardian era Doctor Crippen case. The novel is written to engage the reader's sympathy for the murderous protagonists. Synopsis 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 In 1980, it was made into a five-part television series of the same name, starring Ian Holm, Angela Down Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama programme ''Take Three Girls'' portraying cockney art student Avril for the first series before being replaced in the second. Career Down played ... and Iain Cuthbertson.Baskin p.175 References Bibliography *Baskin, Ellen. ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996. * Dalrymple, Roger. ''Crippen: A Crime Sensation in Memory and Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Raymond
Ernest Raymond (31 December 1888 – 14 May 1974) was a British novelist, best known for his first novel, '' Tell England'' (1922), set in World War I. His next biggest success was ''We, the Accused'' (1935), generally thought to be a reworking of the Crippen case. Raymond was a highly prolific writer, with an output of forty-six novels, two plays and ten non-fiction works. Early life Ernest Raymond was born in Argentières, France, the illegitimate son of a British Army officer. He lived with his abusive aunt as a child. Her sister, his undisclosed mother, lived nearby with her family.Drewey Wayne Gunn (2014) ''Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881–1981'', McFarland & Co., Jefferson, North Carolina Raymond was educated at St Paul's School, London and at Chichester Theological College, before moving on to Durham University to read for a degree in Theology. At Durham he did not join any of the colleges and studied as an 'unattached' member. He was or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassell (publisher)
Cassell & Co is a British book publishing house, founded in 1848 by John Cassell (1817–1865), which became in the 1890s an international publishing group company. In 1995, Cassell & Co acquired Pinter Publishers. In December 1998, Cassell & Co was bought by the Orion Publishing Group. In January 2002, Cassell imprints, including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military were joined with the Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. Cassell Illustrated survives as an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group. History John Cassell (1817–1865), who was in turn a carpenter, temperance preacher, tea and coffee merchant, finally turned to publishing. His first publication was on 1 July 1848, a weekly newspaper called ''The Standard of Freedom'' advocating religious, political, and commercial freedom. '' The Working Man's Friend'' became another popular publication. In 1849 Cassell was dividing his time between his publishing and his gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has multiple subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. Most crime drama focuses on crime investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. History The ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (''Arabian Nights'') contains the earliest known examples of crime fiction. One example of a story of this genre is the medieval Arabic tale of "The Three Apples", one of the tales narrated by Scheherazade in the ''Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwardian Era
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era. Her son and successor, Edward VII, was already the leader of a fashionable elite that set a style influenced by the art and fashions of continental Europe. Samuel Hynes described the Edwardian era as a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live conspicuously, and the sun really never set on the British flag." The Liberals returned to power in 1906 and made significant reforms. Below the upper class, the era was marked by significant shifts in politics among sections of society that had largely been excluded from power, such as labourers, servants, and the industrial working class. Women started to play more of a role in politics.Roy Hattersley, ''The Edwardians'' (2004). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Crippen
Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen. Crippen was one of the first criminals to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. Early life and career Crippen was born in Coldwater, Michigan, to Andresse Skinner (1835-1909) and Myron Augustus Crippen (1835-1910), a merchant."Hawley Harvey Crippen"''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''/ref> Crippen studied first at the University of Michigan Homeopathic Medical School and graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in 1884. Crippen's first wife, Charlotte, died of a stroke in 1892, and Crippen entrusted his parents, living in California, with the care of his son, Hawley Otto (1889-1974). Having qualified as a homeopath, Crippen started to practice in New York, where in 1894 he married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We, The Accused (TV Series)
''We, the Accused'' is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in 5 episodes between 10 September and 8 October 1980.Baskin p.175 It is an adaptation of the 1935 novel of the same title by Ernest Raymond, itself inspired by the Doctor Crippen case. Main cast * Ian Holm as Paul Pressett * Angela Down as Myra Bawne * Iain Cuthbertson as Chief Inspector Boltro * Hugh Thomas as Detective Sergeant Doyle * Christopher Benjamin as Inglewood * Brenda Cowling as Mrs. Briscoll * Frank Gatliff as Doctor Waterhall * Betty Hardy as Jane Presset * David Lodge as Briscoll * Julia McCarthy as Bessie Furle * Alan Webb as Aubrey Presset * Elizabeth Spriggs as Eleanor Presset * Tony Brooks as Reporter * Debbie Farrington as Annie Mavis * Edmund Kente as Worksop * Nichola McAuliffe as Lily Worksop * Charles Gray as Sir Hayman Drewer * Ysanne Churchman as Edith Hanks * Derek Farr as Sir Kenneth Eddy * Annie Hulley as Sarah * Norman Mitchell as Crompton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Holm
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he later transitioned into a successful and prolific screen career. On film he portrayed a variety of both supporting and leading characters, earning critical acclaim and many accolades in the process. Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in ''The Homecoming'' and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of ''King Lear''. He was nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role twice for ''The Bofors Gun'' (his film debut) and ''Chariots of Fire'' (as a running coach). His latter performance as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini was also nominated for an Academy Award. His other well-known film roles include Ash in ''Alien'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Down
Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama programme ''Take Three Girls'' portraying cockney art student Avril for the first series before being replaced in the second. Career Down played a leading role as Princess Maria in the 15-hour BBC version of Leo Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'' (1972), starred as Sylvia Pankhurst in the BBC's '' Shoulder to Shoulder'' (1974), as Joyce Bradley in the television adaptation of Frederick Raphael’s ''The Glittering Prizes'' (1976) and played teacher Myra Bawne in the 1980 BBC drama serial ''We, the Accused'', opposite Ian Holm. She performed as Helena in the 1981 '' BBC Shakespeare'' collection, ''All's Well That Ends Well''. Her film roles include appearances in ''The Looking Glass War'' (1970), the cult horror film '' What Became of Jack and Jill?'' (1972), as Justine Mahler in Ken Russell's 1974 film ''Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Cuthbertson
Iain Cuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) was a Scottish character actor and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. He had lead roles in ''The Borderers'' (1968–70),''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (1971), '' Budgie'' (1971–72), its spinoff ''Charles Endell Esquire'' (1979–80), ''Danger UXB'' (1979) and ''Sutherland's Law'' (1973–76), as well as the films ''The Railway Children (1970 film), The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''Gorillas in the Mist'' (1988). He guest starred in many prominent British shows including ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Survivors (1975 TV series), Survivors'', ''Ripping Yarns'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Juliet Bravo'', ''Rab C. Nesbitt'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'', ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' and ''Agatha Christie's Poirot''. Early life Born in 1930, the son of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 British Novels
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In London
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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