Towards Sherlock Holmes

A Thematic History of Crime Fiction in the 19th Century World

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Crime fiction--a product of the burgeoning metropolis of the 19th century--features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. Before detectives came to play the central role, the protagonists tended to be lawyers or other professionals. Major English writers like Gaskell, Dickens and Collins contributed to the genre--Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a best-seller in 1887--and American and French authors created new forms. This book explores thematic aspects of 19th century crime fiction's complex history, including various social and gender roles between different time periods and settings, and the imperial elements that made Sherlock Holmes seem dynamically contemporary.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-12-30
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt332 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor236
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476666167

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Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Before the Tough Guys: The Traditions of 19th-Century American Crime Fiction2. Sherlock Holmes’ Grandmother: French Contributions to the Formation of Crime Fiction3. Ferret at Work: Class and Detection in Early English Crime Fiction4. “Jonathan Wild in Petticoats”: Women Detectives in Victorian England5. Major Authors, No Major Detectives: The Response of Mainstream Novelists to Emergent Crime Fiction6. Why Did Hume’s The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Move So Fast?7. Watson’s Wound and the Speckled Band: Imperial Threats and English Crimes in Conan Doyle’s FictionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex