Project Gutenberg 2016-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 122 Hill, John 1775 Seymour, Juliana-Susannah Bardana, Hypochrondriasis, Sir Crine, George Uvedale, Christian 45048425 The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered E-text prepared by Lisa Reigel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered" by John Hill is a historical account written during the early 18th century. The book analyzes the notorious case of Elizabeth Canning, a young woman who claimed to have been abducted and held captive, which sparked considerable public and legal uproar. Through a detailed examination of the events surrounding Canning's story and the subsequent trial, it seeks to uncover the truth behind the conflicting testimonies and the motivations of those involved. In the narrative, Hill presents a defense for Canning's innocence while simultaneously scrutinizing the evidence against her, particularly a damning account by another witness, Virtue Hall. Hill meticulously dissects the inconsistencies in both Canning's account and the accusations leveled against the individual accused of her abduction. He argues that the cases built upon questionable testimonies and public sentiment rather than solid facts, highlighting the role of hysteria and bias in judicial proceedings. Ultimately, the text serves as both a plea for justice and a commentary on the societal pressures influencing perceptions of guilt and innocence during this tumultuous period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-1773 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Clear state of the case of Elizabeth Canning Trials (Perjury) -- England KD Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Law & Criminology 94098 2025-07-20T13:29:42.337847 text/html 71570 2024-10-23T00:07:17 text/html 135734 2025-07-20T13:29:44.950838 application/epub+zip 134686 2025-07-20T13:29:43.038860 application/epub+zip 97817 2025-07-20T13:29:42.712858 application/epub+zip 176511 2025-07-20T13:29:46.489838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163895 2025-07-20T13:29:44.627833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127985 2022-09-23T11:17:51.790218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78799 2025-07-20T13:29:42.138846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58833 2024-10-23T00:07:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17785 2025-07-20T13:29:46.611854 application/rdf+xml 18815 2025-07-20T13:29:42.784839 image/jpeg 3029 2025-07-20T13:29:42.748874 image/jpeg 124889 2025-07-20T13:29:42.352879 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia