The Art of Alibi: English Law Courts and the Novel

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o t h e a r t o f a l i b i ] This page intentionally left blank o ] The Art of Alibi English Law Courts and the Novel 9 = j o n a t h a n h . g r o s s m a n The Johns Hopkins University Press b a l t i m o r e a n d l o n d o n © 2002 the johns hopkins university press All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grossman, Jonathan H. The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel / Jonathan H. Grossman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-8018-6755-X (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Legal stories, English—History and criticism. 2. English fiction—History and criticism. 3. Courts in literature. 4. Law and literature. 5. Law in literature. 6. Literary form. I. Title. pr830.l43 g76 2002 823.009′355 2001002200 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. t o m y pa r e n t s Marc and Penny Grossman with special thanks to Eli for waiting for me to finish This page intentionally left blank ...