Babbicam

Who was Babbacombe Lee, and what is his final secret? In a backyard junk sale a young American poet finds some vintage recordings of John 'Babbacombe' Lee telling his story; he was known as ' the man they could not hang' throughout England, having survived execution. He claimed he was saved from death because he was innocent of the bloody crime. The poet must escape his own ghosts as he goes questing for the truth about Lee, and before the past can yield up all of its secrets, he must first go back to the original scene of the crime - that mysterious Devonshire beach the locals called Babbicam. A novel about guilt, meaning, and the ghosts all around us. Who was Babbacombe Lee, and what is his final secret? In a backyard junk sale a young American poet finds some vintage recordings of John 'Babbacombe' Lee telling his story; he was known as ' the man they could not hang' throughout England, having survived execution. He claimed he was saved from death because he was innocent of the bloody crime. The poet must escape his own ghosts as he goes questing for the truth about Lee, and before the past can yield up all of its secrets, he must first go back to the original scene of the crime - that mysterious Devonshire beach the locals called Babbicam. --Provided by publisher The stories of John 'Babbacombe' Lee - 'The Man They Could Not Hang' - and a young poet in Milwaukee who stumbles across recordings of Lee telling his story to a doctor as he lays near dying. A rich exploration of the late Victorian- early Twentieth century world.