The story starts with John Ray, Jr., Ph.D., stating he's presenting the details of a memoir written by a European literary scholar who died recently in jail awaiting his murder trial.
The story starts with John Ray. John Ray is Jr.. Jr. is Ph.D.. He's presenting the details of a memoir. This was what the story was stating. This memoir is written by a European literary scholar. This European literary scholar died recently in jail. This European literary scholar was awaiting his murder trial.