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Although the classic tales of mystery have faded from popular culture, avid collectors and cataloguers have ensured their place in the annals of literature. This anthology offers readers an exemplary sample of the hundreds of detective stories published in 19th century newspapers and magazines. All but two are stories published before 1891, before Sherlock Holmes appeared in America. The stories are categorized according to common motifs, including the largely unexplored field of women in late 19th century detection. Revealing cultural intricacies that other kinds of fiction cannot, the literature presented here provides new insights into the history of the detective story.
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About the Author:
LeRoy Lad Panek is professor emeritus of English at McDaniel College. He is an award-winning author of a number of books about detective fiction and lives in Westminster, Maryland.
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Mary M. Bendel-Simso is a professor of English at McDaniel College and lives in Westminster, Maryland.
"[Panek is] one of the most readable, prolific, and perceptive academic scholars of mystery fiction"--Mystery Scene.
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- PublisherMcFarland
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 078649560X
- ISBN 13 9780786495603
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages358
- EditorPanek LeRoy Lad, Bendel-Simso Mary M.
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