The Mysteries of the Cities: Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century

Author:   Stephen Knight
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786463411


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 October 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Mysteries of the Cities: Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century


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Author:   Stephen Knight
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780786463411


ISBN 10:   0786463414
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 October 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      1. Master of the Mysteries: Eugène Sue’s Les Mystères de Paris      2. The Voice of the People: George Reynolds’s The Mysteries of London      3. Across the Channel: Paul Féval’s Les Mystères de Londres      4. The Philadelphia Version: George Lippard’s The Quaker City      5. “A Perfect Daguerreotype of This Great City”: Edward Zane Carroll Judson’s The Mysteries and Miseries of New York      6. Mysteries Across the World: Donald Cameron’s The Mysteries of Melbourne Life      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Impressive --<i>Literature & History</i>; an invaluable study of the city mystery genre --<i>Edgar Allan Poe Review</i>; this interesting volume on comparative crime fiction explores the detective story genre of the nineteenth century --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


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Stephen Knight is a well-known authority on crime fiction and literature through the ages. He has worked at universities in Australia, England and Wales and is a research professor in literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

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