Morality and the law in British detective and spy fiction, 1880-1920 /

""Who decides what is right or wrong, ethical or immoral, just or unjust? In the world of crime and spy fiction between 1880 and 1920, the boundaries of the law were blurred and justice called into question humanity's moral code. As fictional detectives mutated into spies near the tur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morrison, Kate, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism. Spy stories, English > History and criticism. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Crime in literature. Law in literature. Justice, Administration of, in literature. Law and literature. Detective and mystery stories, English. English fiction. Spy stories, English. 1800-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Justice According to Holmes: Conan Doyle's Amateur Detective
Professional Detectives: Morrison and Muddock's Unofficial Justice
The Female Gaze: Marsh, Hume and Pirkis's Unsuitable Women
From Detective to Spy: Justice for the Greater Good
Spying and Lying: Childers and Buchan's Accidental Spies
Epilogue: The Vigilantes
Conclusion.