Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part one. From Crime to Cross-examination
6. 1. The Rise and Fall of Perjury Prosecutions 17
7. 2. The Gentlemanly Art of Cross-examination 48
8. Part two. Experimentation Abroad and at Home
9. 3. Perjury and Prevarication in British India 103
10. 4. The Queen’s Proctor: An Inquisitorial Experiment 143
11. 5. Adultery, Sex Offenses, and the Criminal Evidence Act of 1898 181
12. Notes 211
13. Index 259