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First published in the Notable British Trials Series by William Hodge & Co. Ltd (Madeleine Smith, 1927; Oscar Slater, 1929; Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, 1920; Buck Ruxton, 1936.)
These abridged versions published in Penguin Books in 1941 (Madeleine Smith, Oscar Slater, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen), and 1950 (Buck Ruxton)
Copyright © James H. Hodge, 1964
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