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Author:

Panek, LeRoy.

Title:

Before Sherlock Holmes : how magazines and newspapers invented the detective story / LeRoy Lad Panek.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vii, 219 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Periodicals--History--United States--History--19th century.
American periodicals--History--19th century.
Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Periodicals--History--Great Britain--History--20th century.
English periodicals--History--19th century.
Detectives in literature.
Crime in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Life before detectives -- Edgar Allan Poe -- Notebooks -- Charles Dickens -- Collins and the sensation novel -- Magazines and family story papers -- Newspaper detectives.

Summary:

"This volume surveys the first fifty years of the detective story in nineteenth-century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786467878 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786467877 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011037385

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)