Author: Melville Davisson Post
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8026864921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
THE SLEUTH OF ST. JAMES'S SQUARE: Sir Henry Marquis Tales (Murder Mystery Classic)
Author: Melville Davisson Post
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8026864921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8026864921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Classic Mystery Writers
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Gives biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on thirteen mystery writers up to 1930.
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Gives biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on thirteen mystery writers up to 1930.
The Grinnell Review
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
World Authors, 1900-1950
Author: Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher: New York : H.W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Representing a broad range of ethnic diversity, these in-depth profiles present fascinating accounts of lives and careers, the circumstances under which works were produced, and their literary significance. Each profile also includes critical evaluation, a list of the author's principal works with date first published, a list of major critical works, and a portrait or photograph where available.
Publisher: New York : H.W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Representing a broad range of ethnic diversity, these in-depth profiles present fascinating accounts of lives and careers, the circumstances under which works were produced, and their literary significance. Each profile also includes critical evaluation, a list of the author's principal works with date first published, a list of major critical works, and a portrait or photograph where available.
The New York Times Review of Books
Author:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Murder for Pleasure
Author: Howard Haycraft
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829308
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"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.
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829308
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"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.
The Problem of Cell 13
Author: Jacques Futrelle
Publisher:
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Category : Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Fiction, 1876-1983: Authors
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
Publisher: New York : Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
Author: Melville Davisson Post
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609778650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Slightly connected detective stories which are developed in a rather unusual way. The solutions are logical and less miraculous than those of Sherlock Holmes. Will not have the popular appeal of many other mystery stories, but will be liked by Post admirers.Contents: The thing on the hearth -- The reward -- The lost lady -- The cambered foot -- The man in the green hat -- The wrong sign -- The fortune teller -- The hole in the mahogany panel -- The end of the road -- The last adventure -- American horses -- The spread rails -- The pumpkin coach -- The yellow flower -- A satire of the sea -- The house by the loch.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609778650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Slightly connected detective stories which are developed in a rather unusual way. The solutions are logical and less miraculous than those of Sherlock Holmes. Will not have the popular appeal of many other mystery stories, but will be liked by Post admirers.Contents: The thing on the hearth -- The reward -- The lost lady -- The cambered foot -- The man in the green hat -- The wrong sign -- The fortune teller -- The hole in the mahogany panel -- The end of the road -- The last adventure -- American horses -- The spread rails -- The pumpkin coach -- The yellow flower -- A satire of the sea -- The house by the loch.