The Criminal from Lost Honour

“The Criminal from Lost Honour” is written in the form of a crime report, and is notable as an early attempt at psychological analysis of the criminal Christian Wolf. In particular, Schiller delves into the impact of early experiences, rejections, and humiliations on the descent on the man from honest publican to criminal and murderer. But despite the psychological analysis, Schiller’s racy fast-paced prose as he narrates how Wolf is catapulted from one turning point in his life to the next, draws the listener irresistibly into the story and grips their attention right through to the last astonishing scene.