Famous Irish Trials (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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When I accepted the invitation to write a book on famous Irish trials 1 did not quite realize the abundance of material available. I speedily discovered that there have been famous Irish trials enough to fill, not a book merely, but a book case full: when, em harrassed by the difficulty of selection, I consulted my friends I found, like the old donkey man in the fable, contradiction and confusion amongst my advisers.

Murders. Counselled one, there is nothing the public so love to read as a good, savage, sensational murder. A murder trial is always the most popular item in the newspapers, that's why detective stories are attractive, they generally begin or end with a murder.

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