The Edwardian Detectives: Literary Sleuths of the Edwardian Era
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00997MKBW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hanshew The Knight's Cross Signal Problem by Ernest Bramah The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle The Conundrum of the Golf Links by Percy James Brebner The Silkworms of Florence by Clifford Ashdown The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel by A. Mason The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co., LTD by Arthur Morrison . About the Author The Case of Laker, Absconded by Arthur Morrison The Fenchurch Street Mystery by Baroness Orczy The Crime of the French Café by Nick Carter The Man with Nailed Shoes by R Austin Freeman The Blue Cross by G. E. Chesterton The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Augusta Groner The Ninescore Mystery by Barone
W. K. The exploits of the great Victorian Detectives, Poe’s C. But what of those fictional detectives that came after, those of the Edwardian Age? The period between the death of Queen Victoria and the First World War had been called the Golden Age of the detective short story, but how familiar is the modern reader with the sleuths of this era? And such an extraordinary group they were, including in their numbers an unassuming English priest, a blind man, a master of disguises, a lecturer in medical jurisprudence, a noble woman working for Scotland Yard, and a savant so brilliant he was known as “The Thinking Machine.” To introduce readers to these detectives, Resurrected Press has assembled a collection of stories featuring these and other remarkable sleuths in The Edwardian Detectives.The Case of Laker, Absconded by Arthur Morrison The Fenchurch Street Mystery by Baroness OrczyThe Crime of the French Café by Nick Carter The Man with Nailed Shoes by R Austin FreemanThe Blue Cross by G. Auguste Dupin, Gaboriau’s Lecoq, and most famously, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, are well known. MasonThe Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co., LTD by Arthur Morri
The Case of Laker, Absconded by Arthur Morrison The Fenchurch Street Mystery by Baroness Orczy The Crime of the French Café by Nick Carter The Man with Nailed Shoes by R Austin Freeman The Blue Cross by G. Chesterton The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Augusta Groner The Ninescore Mystery by Baroness Orczy The Riddle of the Ninth Finger by Thomas W. K. W
Five Stars Love these vintage mysteries, enjoyable reading. Expect to read more stories by the authors.. Mike said Five Stars. Well worth the money.. Forgotten investigators & their exploits The stories in this anthology first appeared between 1896 and 1917. The authors were all very popular in their day.Some of the writers I already knew and loved (or at least liked). Like A. Austin Freeman, creator of the brilliant scientific investigator Dr. Thorndyke. And Jacques