The Holford Will Case
The novel follows the story of a young man named Jimmie Denton who becomes embroiled in a legal battle over the will of his late friend, Holford. As the case unfolds, Jimmie finds himself caught up in a web of deceit and corruption that threatens to destroy his own life and reputation.
By Arthur Morrison · First published 1895 · Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Legal Drama · 14,007 words
First lines
At one time, in common, perhaps, with most people, I took a sort of languid, amateur interest in questions of psychology, and was impelled there-by to plunge into the pages of the many curious and rather abstruse books which attempt to deal with phenomena of mind, soul and sense. Three things of the real nature of which, I am convinced, no man will ever learn more than we know at present -- which is nothing.
From these I strayed into the many volumes of _Transactions_ of the Psychical Research Society, with an occasional by-excursion into mental telepathy and theosophy; the last, a thing whereof my Philistine intelligence obstinately refused to make head or tail.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Arthur Morrison
- Date: 1895 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Legal Drama, Detective Fiction
- Length: 14,007 words
- Structure: 1 section, 285 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around a disputed will, a common theme in mystery novels.
- Crime Fiction — The story deals with forensic and legal investigations, typical of crime fiction.
- Legal Drama — The legal battle over the will forms a central part of the plot.
- Detective Fiction — The protagonist operates in a detective-like manner to uncover the truth.
Tags
mystery · detective · crime · thriller · legal · probate · inheritance · family · history · London · Victorian · social