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This was the prototype for all those television drams when an innocent man is hounded and pursued and events conspire to prevent him proving his innocence. I wonder whether Victor Hugo read this before writing Les Miserables? Godwin was using the story of a young innocent unfairly accused of theft, to explore the inequalities of the justice system. He also explored how pride in one's reputation can lead to evil consequences. The social commentary was lightly drawn and there was tension in the pl
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