We, the Accused
Author | Ernest Raymond |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher | Cassell (UK) Stokes (US) |
Publication date | 1935 |
Media type |
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[]
Schoolteacher Paul Presset lives under the thumb of his domineering wife. When he realises there is a chance of finding happiness with another, kinder woman his thoughts turn increasingly to murder.
Adaptation[]
In 1980 it was made into a five part BBC television series of the same name starring Ian Holm, Angela Down and Iain Cuthbertson.[3]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- 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.
Categories:
- 1935 British novels
- Novels set in London
- British crime novels
- Novels by Ernest Raymond
- Cassell (publisher) books
- British novels adapted into television shows
- 1930s novel stubs