The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403941084)

Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detective and the case were steadily developed. The well-known masters of early crime fiction, including Collins and Dickens, drew on this material, found in texts that have rarely been reprinted or even discussed. In this revealing book, Heather Worthington combines scholarly and archival study with theoretically informed analysis to unearth the foundations of detective fiction. This is essential reading for those researching in, studying, or just fascinated by crime fiction.

Author: Heather Worthington
ISBN-10: 1403941084
ISBN-13: 9781403941084
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2005
Pages: 203
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.64w x 0.66d