Today Penguin issues a new edition of Anna Katharine Green's The Leavenworth Case, first published in 1878. The Leavenworth Case, notable for its treatment of circumstantial evidence (Green's father was a defense attorney), was an early American bestseller, for it sold more than 1 million copies during Green's lifetime. British prime minister Stanley Baldwin was one fan of her books.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
New Penguin edition,The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green.
Today Penguin issues a new edition of Anna Katharine Green's The Leavenworth Case, first published in 1878. The Leavenworth Case, notable for its treatment of circumstantial evidence (Green's father was a defense attorney), was an early American bestseller, for it sold more than 1 million copies during Green's lifetime. British prime minister Stanley Baldwin was one fan of her books.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Stanley Baldwin, mystery fan.
The favorite detective story of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin? The Leavenworth Case by American author Anna Katharine Green (1878; see Julian Symons, Bloody Murder 63).
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