The Crime of the Congo

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

The Crime of the Congo is a 1909 book about human rights abuses in the Congo Free State, a private state established and controlled by the King of the Belgians, Leopold II. The book was intended as an exposé of the situation in the so-called Congo Free State, an area occupied and designated as the personal property of Leopold II of Belgium and where the serious human rights abuses were occurring. Indigenous people in the region were being brutally exploited and tortured, particularly in the lucrative rubber trade.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162840503
Publisher:	Walrus Books
Publication date:	06/25/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	794 KB

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first novel about Holmes and Dr. Watson. He also later became a spiritualist mystic. He died of a heart attack at the age of 71. His last words were directed toward his wife: "You are wonderful."

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885