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The Fall River Tragedy - 1893 (pdf 1.8MB)
Facsimile transcription of Edwin H. Porter's landmark book, first published in 1893. It was the first major work in the field of Borden studies.
The Mystery Unveiled - 1893 (pdf 388kb)
By Todd Lunday. The full titled is The Mystery Unveiled: The Truth about the Borden Tragedy: Fresh Light That Must Be Convincing to All Readers. A 56-page pamphlet, published immediately after the trial, in which the writer concludes that, with Lizzie Borden acquitted and no other suspect substituted, nobody committed the murders. "Todd Lunday" is the nom de plume for a writer whose actual identity is still unknown.
The Trial of Lizzie Borden - 1937 (pdf 636kb)
By Edmund Pearson, the most prolific writer on the Borden case. This is another important work that includes great quantities of trial testimony, not generally found elsewhere, but criticized for his one-sided approach which favored Lizzie as the killer.
The Borden Murder Mystery - 1946 (pdf 1MB)
By Arthur Sherman Phillips. This book is an abstract from The Phillips History of Fall River (Fall River, MA: Dover Press, 1944-6, 3 vols.). Phillips was a junior member of Lizzie Borden's defense team who always maintained a belief in her innocence.