The Town that Was Murdered

History

Wilkinson, Ellen

Europe

The Merlin Press Ltd.

Programme for Victory (Works of Harold J. Laski): A Collection of Essays prepared for the Fabian Society (The Works of Harold J. Laski)

Written two years after the commencement of the Second World War, the chapters in this book succinctly put forward the case for reorganizing the foundations of the social order, by rejecting capitalism and historical equilibrium, both in Europe and further afield in the British Empire, in favour of building a Socialist civilization.

Politics & Social Sciences

READ, HERBERT

Cole, G.D.H.

LASKI, Harold J.

NICOLSON, Harold

Macmillan, W. M.

Politics & Government

Routledge

Through the double clamour of Big Ben and the shrill sound of the bell rang a revolver shot. A financier is found shot in the House of Commons. Suspecting foul play, Robert West, a parliamentary private secretary, takes on the role of amateur sleuth. Used to turning a blind eye to covert dealings, West must now uncover the shocking secret behind the man's demise, amid distractions from the press and the dead man's enigmatic daughter. Originally published in 1932, this was the only mystery novel to be written by Ellen Wilkinson, one of the first women to be elected to Parliament. Wilkinson offers a unique insider's perspective of political scandal, replete with sharp satire.

The Division Bell Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Ulverscroft Special Collection

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
'Wilkinson deftly tacks between satirizing the stolid Ministers who get ensnared in these crimes and plotting a sturdy detective story.' ―Kirkus Reviews
'Through the double clamour of Big Ben and the shrill sound of the bell rang a revolver shot.'
A financier is found shot in the House of Commons. Suspecting foul play, Robert West, a parliamentary private secretary, takes on the role of amateur sleuth. Used to turning a blind eye to covert dealings, West must now uncover the shocking secret behind the man's demise, amid distractions from the press and the dead man's enigmatic daughter.
Originally published in 1932, this was the only mystery novel to be written by Ellen Wilkinson, one of the first women to be elected to Parliament. Wilkinson offers a unique insider's perspective of political scandal, replete with sharp satire.

The Division Bell Mystery (British Library Crime Classics)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Poisoned Pen Press

Clash is a 1929 novel by Ellen Wilkinson. Her first novel, it focuses on the clash between career and love.

Clash

Contemporary

Trent Editions

Set against the backdrop of the 1926 general strike, Clash explores political and personal issues as Joan Craig, an activist in the trade union movement and the Labour Party, lives through the excitement of mass protest and individual turmoil in her relations with two male friends.

Genre Fiction

Green Print

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