Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction : the mothers of the mystery genre...
Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction : the mothers of the mystery genre...
Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction : the mothers of the mystery genre / Lucy Sussex.
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N823.0872/34
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"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"-- Provided...
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Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction : the mothers of the mystery genre / Lucy Sussex.
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Crime files.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N823.0872/34
Record Identifier
74VKvDRB8NeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvDRB8NeX
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ISBN
0230272290 (hardback)
9780230272293 (hardback)
DDC
823.087209928709034
MMS ID
991021424029702626
