Women Writers and Detectives in Nineteenth-Century Crime Fiction

Women Writers and Detectives in Nineteenth-Century Crime Fiction
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9780230289406
ISBN-13 : 0230289401
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Book Synopsis Women Writers and Detectives in Nineteenth-Century Crime Fiction by : L. Sussex

Download or read book Women Writers and Detectives in Nineteenth-Century Crime Fiction written by L. Sussex and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the 'mothers' of the mystery genre. Traditionally the invention of crime writing has been ascribed to Poe, Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, but they had formidable women rivals, whose work has been until recently largely forgotten. The purpose of this book is to 'cherchez les femmes', in a project of rediscovery.


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