Paper Trials: Writing the Murder of Cora Crippen (1910)

Hawley Crippen was, in October 1910, convicted of poisoning his wife. The July discovery of mutilated human remains at the couple’s Holloway home, and the two-week manhunt for Crippen and his lover, en route to Quebec, captured the world’s attention. We will explore how Crippen’s crime and its aftermath were first represented - by reporters, police, and lawyers, by that lover, Ethel le Neve, in her tell-all True Account (1910), by waxworkers -  before delving into how both have been re-imagined in fiction.

Tutor: Sarah Wride PhD

Term: Autumn

Day: Saturday

Dates: 19 and 26 October 2024

Time: 10am-1.15pm

No. of weeks: 2 (consecutive weeks)

Full fee: £57

This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining the course will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable), as well as a reliable broadband connection.

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