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Manalive by G K Chesterton, 1912
 
'Manalive' by G K Chesterton was published by John Lane Company in nNw York in 1912. The plot revolves around a character called Innocent Smith who is accused of various serious crimes. The people he lives with hold a mock trial to decide whether to report him to the authorities but acquit him on all counts. During this mock trial he takes no part in his own defence but sits at a table folding paper.

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