You Know My Method

You Know My Method PDF Author: J. Kenneth Van Dover
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Book Description
Explores the interrelations between the development of detective novels and the codification of scientific methods from the mid- 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Shows how fictional detectives increasingly drew on science and helped raise its esteem among the public. Focuses on Edgar Allen Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, R. Austin Freeman, and Arthur B. Reeve, but also notes other writers. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR