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"Weigh it in your hand, sir". She said to the sergeant. Illustration for 'the moonstone',...

Image number: BL3305068
Image title: "Weigh it in your hand, sir". She said to the sergeant. Illustration for 'the moonstone', considered the first detective novel in the English language.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: The moonstone ... With many illustrations. Author: Collins, Wilkie (William) / New York: Harper & Bros, 1868. Source/Shelfmark: 1600/514 page 71
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: felony / lawbreaking / fiction / people / occupation / crime / illegal activity / 19th century / law enforcement / detective / illustrated / criminal activity / occupations / illegal / illustration

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