The rivals of Sherlock Holmes : the greatest detective stories, 1837-1914

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  • Contributor:

    Davis, Graeme

    ,

    Klinger, Leslie S.

    ,

    Boehmer, Paul

    ,

    Caulfield, Maxwell

    ,

    De Cuir, Gabrielle

    ,

    Hyde-White, Alex

    ,

    Lee, John Rafter

    ,

    Meskimen, Jim

    ,

    Rubinstein, John

    ,

    Rudnicki, Stefan

    ,

    Morey, Arthur

    Summary:

    This collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.

    Contents:
    • Origins of Sherlock Holmes / by Leslie S. Klinger
    • Introduction / by Graeme Davis
    • The secret cell / William Evans Burton
    • The mystery of Marie Rogêt / Edgar Allan Poe
    • The detective police / Charles Dickens
    • The trail of the serpent (extract) / Mary Elizabeth Braddon
    • The Notting Hill mystery (extract) / Charles Felix
    • The mystery of Orcival (extract) / Émile Gaboriau
    • Mr. Policeman and the cook / Wilkie Collins
    • The Lenton Croft robberies / Arthur Morrison
    • Gentlemen and players, and the return match / E.W. Hornung The secret of the fox hunter / William le Querux
    • The superfluous finger / Jacques Futrelle
    • The mystery of the yellow room (extract) / Gaston Leroux
    • The Jewish lamp (extract) / by Maurice Leblanc
    • The man with the nailed shoes / R. Austin Freeman
    • The ninescore mystery / Baroness Orczy
    • The scientific cracksman / Arthur B. Reeve
    • The coin of Dionysius / Ernest Bramah.
    Genre: Detective and mystery fiction, Short stories
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781094109206

    ,

    1094109207

    ,

    9781094109213

    ,

    1094109215

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DC Contributor

Davis, Graeme

Klinger, Leslie S.

Boehmer, Paul

Caulfield, Maxwell

De Cuir, Gabrielle

Hyde-White, Alex

Lee, John Rafter

Meskimen, Jim

Rubinstein, John

Rudnicki, Stefan

Morey, Arthur

Abstract

This collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.

Genre
Detective and mystery fiction
Short stories
Publisher (Source)

[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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