Penguin true crime Famous trials of Marshall Hall

Type

Book

Authors

Marjoribanks, Edward

ISBN 10

0140115560

ISBN 13

8601404753909

Tags

Edward Marshall Hall, Trails, Great Britain, Biographies, 1858-1927, United Kingdom Famous Trials, English biographies

Series Name

Penguin true crime

Abstract

"If you asked barristers of my generation why they ever thought of buying a wig and gown and standing up in front of a suspicious judge and a puzzled jury to plead for a riff-raff of probable villains, wayward weakling who muddle their way into crime and, from time to time, a few of the falsely accused, many of us would say we were inspired by a book. And it is not only the Old Bailey hacks who would say this. No less a luminary than Lord Scarman, no doubt one of the greatest lawyers of our time, whose practice lay not in the Tesco's of the Central Criminal Court but in the Harrods Food Halls of Civil practice and the House of Lords, once accounted for his choice of profession in this way: "When I was fifteen I read the life of Marshall Hall. My feelings about it were entirely romantic. I had no interest in the law at all. I wanted to be a great advocate." - Introduction

Description

Contents:
Introduction by John Mortimer
Youth
Apprenticeship
Making his way
Tragedy
Making a name
Fame and fortune
Setback
Recovery
Return to fortune
Wartime
An eventful year
In harness

Number of Copies

Library	Accession‎ No	Call No	Copy No	Edition	Location	Availability
Main	2346	UNITED SCHOLARS HALL MARJORIBANKS 1989	1			Yes

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