Reproduction of the original: The Crime of the Congo by A. Conan Doyle

The book was intended as an expos� of the situation in the so-called Congo Free State (labelled a "rubber regime" by Conan Doyle), an area occupied and design

In 1909 Conan Doyle, fueled by "a burning indignation, which is the best of all driving power", wrote a book in only eight days. The Crime of the Congo, filled

A fascinating study that explores the power of the racially identified hand as a narrative symbol in Victorian literature and culture.