Notes and Queries, Vol. 5 : A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc.; January June, 1894 (Classic Reprint)

Unknown Author

ISBN 10: 1334105707 / ISBN 13: 9781334105708

Published by Forgotten Books, 2016

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 558 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes and Queries, Vol. 5 : A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc.; January June, 1894 (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1334105707
• ISBN 13: 9781334105708
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

This book is an examination of the 18th-century reception of the popular literature of the previous century. The author explores how readers and writers engaged with rogue literature, criminal biographies, histories of highwaymen, and other forms of crime fiction in the decades after their initial publication. The book argues that these texts continued to enjoy a vibrant afterlife long after literary taste had deemed them unworthy of attention. The author uncovers a lively print culture in which rogue literature both fascinated and repelled readers and writers alike, and reflects on the enduring power of crime fiction to capture the popular imagination.