Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction : the mothers of the mystery genre / / Lucy Sussex.
"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 t...
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| Superior document: | Crime files series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Crime files series.
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| Physical Description: | xii, 216 p. :; ill. |
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| Other title: | Women writers and detectives in 19th-century crime fiction |
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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 by publisher. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230272293 (hardback) 0230272290 (hardback) 9780230289406 (ebook) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Lucy Sussex. |