Term of Trial is a novel by British author James Barlow, first published in 1961 by Hamish Hamilton.[1] The story is divided between a school environment and a courtroom, and it portrays a weak, alcoholic schoolteacher who is accused of indecently assaulting a female pupil. The book was adapted for a film the following year.
Graham Weir is a middle-aged schoolteacher at Railway Street Secondary School. A timid, self-loathing alcoholic, he is taunted and despised by his pupils, his colleagues and his wife. Recognizing a like-minded soul in one of his pupils, he takes her under his wing and offers to give her extra assistance. The girl soon claims to have fallen in love with him and attempts to lead him into an affair. Surprised, Weir declines her unwelcome advances as gently as possible and disengages himself from her. However, following an accusation by the pupil, he is charged with indecent assault, and he is forced to defend himself in court from the criminal charge itself and from the derision and lack of empathy that surrounds him.[2]
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