Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories - Softcover

Post, Melville Davisson

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9781410106315: Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
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ISBN 10: 1410106314 ISBN 13: 9781410106315
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL), 2004

Synopsis

This work usually appears on lists of the ten most important books of detective stories published in the United States. The tales of Uncle Abner take place in what is now West Virginia, in the 1840's or 1850's. Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was a lawyer, political insider, and candidate for President of the United States (Democrat, 1924). He was one of the really great writers of the detective short story and is ranked in the same class as Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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About the Author

Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was a lawyer, political insider, and candidate for President of the United States (Democrat, 1924). He was one of the really great writers of the detective short story and is ranked in the same class as Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Publisher
Fredonia Books (NL)
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1410106314
ISBN 13 
9781410106315
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Rating
  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
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9780486817446: Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories (Dover Mystery Classics)

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