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portada Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story
Type
Physical Book
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
432
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.3 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN13
9780486829302
Edition No.
N/A

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story

Howard Haycraft (Author) · Dover Publications · Paperback

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story - Haycraft, Howard

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Synopsis "Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story"

"Genuinely fascinating reading."--The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."--The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating ... a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."--Rex Stout "A landmark ... a brilliant study written with charm and authority."--Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."--Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.

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