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The Littlehampton Libels unveils a gripping poison-pen mystery that unfolded in post-First World War England, exposing a shocking miscarriage of justice. This Oxford University Press publication chronicles four criminal trials and a detective's meticulous investigation into the seaside town of Littlehampton, where a Metropolitan Police officer questioned residents about their vocabularies, letter-writing habits, handwriting, and speech patterns to identify the culprit. The case challenged both police detectives and prosecuting lawyers as profoundly as any capital crime, revealing how linguistic and behavioural evidence shaped early 20th-century criminal investigation. A compelling historical account of how words, handwriting, and suspicion collided in 1920s England.

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The Littlehampton Libels examines a poison-pen case that resulted in four separate criminal trials before the actual culprit faced punishment.

This Oxford University Press book details how a Metropolitan Police detective used vocabulary analysis and handwriting examination to solve the mystery.

The narrative explores the miscarriage of justice and the investigation methods that challenged both police and prosecutors in post-war England.

Set in the 1920s seaside town of Littlehampton, the account reveals how linguistic evidence influenced early criminal investigations.

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Release Date
15 June 2017
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