The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Mystery & Detective Fiction
Cover of the book The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891 by LeRoy Lad Panek, Mary M. Bendel-Simso, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: LeRoy Lad Panek, Mary M. Bendel-Simso ISBN: 9781476628110
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: LeRoy Lad Panek, Mary M. Bendel-Simso
ISBN: 9781476628110
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and criminals, and police and detectives.

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Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and criminals, and police and detectives.

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