Nineteenth century detective fiction : an analytical history /
In English and American cultures, detective fiction has a long and illustrious history. Its origins can be traced back to major developments in Anglo-American law, like the concept of circumstantial evidence and the rise of lawyers as heroic figures. Edgar Allen Poe's writings further fueled th...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Detectives and new media
- Circumstantial evidence
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Enter the detective
- Serial heroes and detective stories
- Detectives in novels
- Arthur Conan Doyle: the early novels
- The adventures of Sherlock Holmes.