Ethel Proudlock case

The Ethel Proudlock case refers to a 1911 shooting by Proudlock, her trial for murder, and the cause célèbre it created, scandalising British colonial society in Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States.

W. Somerset Maugham wrote a short story, "The Letter", based on the Proudlock case, followed by a successful 1927 play, also titled The Letter. His play then received several film and TV adaptations, most notably William Wyler's 1940 film.

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