The Documents in the Case (1930)

Dorothy L. Sayers · Ernest Benn, London · Updated 3 Nov 2026

Publisher Ernest Benn Year 1930

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Who published The Documents in the Case first edition?: Ernest Benn, London, in 1930, in hardback.

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