Maxwell Gray, The Silence of Dean Maitland

First Scholarly Edition Of A Neglected, Hugely Popular Best-sellerkey Featuresfirst Scholarly Edition Of Forgotten Late Victorian Classic Of Rural Life And Sensation Fictioncomprehensive Selection Of Contemporary Reviews And Commentariescarefully Contextualized Introduction To The Novel And Its Authormaxwell Gray Tells The Sensational Story Of An Ambitious Clergyman, Who Accidentally Kills The Father Of A Woman He Has Made Pregnant, And Then Allows His Closest Friend To Be Convicted Of The Murder. The Best-seller Was Subsequently Filmed Three Times (1914, 1915, 1934) And Presents Fascinating Insights Into The Forgotten World Of Late Victorian Rural Life. Including A Carefully Contextualised Introduction To The Novel And Its Author, This Edition Also Provides A Comprehensive Selection Of Contemporary Reviews And Commentaries.