Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
The Case of the Mythical Monkeys
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
The Case of the Horrified Heirs
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345470435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent’s will. Lauretta Trent, a wealthy widow, is also still living. But for how long? Someone has been peppering the spicy food Lauretta loves with arsenic. Could it be the same someone who tried framing Virginia Baxter for drug smuggling? Lauretta doesn’t trust her greedy heirs. But could a scheming servant be behind a master plan to fleece her estate? It all seems to fit. But when Lauretta is murdered on the highway, all the evidence places Virginia Baxter squarely in the driver’s seat. Confused? Just think how Virginia’s lawyer, Perry Mason, must feel.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345470435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent’s will. Lauretta Trent, a wealthy widow, is also still living. But for how long? Someone has been peppering the spicy food Lauretta loves with arsenic. Could it be the same someone who tried framing Virginia Baxter for drug smuggling? Lauretta doesn’t trust her greedy heirs. But could a scheming servant be behind a master plan to fleece her estate? It all seems to fit. But when Lauretta is murdered on the highway, all the evidence places Virginia Baxter squarely in the driver’s seat. Confused? Just think how Virginia’s lawyer, Perry Mason, must feel.
The Case of the Mischevious Doll
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434441970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Perry Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. A classic mystery!
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434441970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Perry Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. A classic mystery!
The Case of the Mischievous Doll
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667623001
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges.
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667623001
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges.
The Case of the Lazy Lover
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A man tells everyone that his wife has run away with his best friend, who seems to have a strange lack of enthusiasm about the affair. The case leads to murder, and a trial that hinges on multiple sets of footprints.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A man tells everyone that his wife has run away with his best friend, who seems to have a strange lack of enthusiasm about the affair. The case leads to murder, and a trial that hinges on multiple sets of footprints.
The Case of the Careless Kitten
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434448517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Mason defends Della Street, who is accused of helping a material witness or possible murder suspect vanish from a crime scene. A classic mystery! Includes an introduction by Karl Wurf.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434448517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Mason defends Della Street, who is accused of helping a material witness or possible murder suspect vanish from a crime scene. A classic mystery! Includes an introduction by Karl Wurf.
Perry Mason
Author: Thomas Leitch
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814336760
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
An exploration of the enduring popularity of the television series Perry Mason and its universal reputation as the most formulaic program in the history of broadcast television. Perry Mason was one of the most successful television programs from the 1950s and remains one of the most influential crime melodramas from any period. The show's influence goes far beyond its nine-year tenure (1957–66), the millions of dollars it generated for its creators and for CBS, and the definitive identification it provided its star, Raymond Burr. Perry Mason has become a true piece of Americana, evolving through a formulaic approach that law professors continue to use today as a teaching tool. In his examination of Perry Mason, author Thomas Leitch looks at why this series has appealed to so many for so long and what the continued appeal tells us about Americans' attitudes toward lawyers and the law, then and now. Beginning with its roots in earlier detective fiction, stories of fictional attorneys, and the work of Erle Stanley Gardner (the show's creator), Leitch lays out the circumstances under which Perry Mason was conceived and marketed as a distinct franchise. The evolution of Perry Mason is charted here in an inclusive manner, discussing the show's broadcast history (ending with the series of two-hour telemovies that aired nearly twenty years after the original series ended) alongside its generic nature and place within popular culture, the show's ideological dynamic, and issues of authorship in the context of television. This concise study is an excellent tool for television and media scholars as well as fans of the Perry Mason series.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814336760
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
An exploration of the enduring popularity of the television series Perry Mason and its universal reputation as the most formulaic program in the history of broadcast television. Perry Mason was one of the most successful television programs from the 1950s and remains one of the most influential crime melodramas from any period. The show's influence goes far beyond its nine-year tenure (1957–66), the millions of dollars it generated for its creators and for CBS, and the definitive identification it provided its star, Raymond Burr. Perry Mason has become a true piece of Americana, evolving through a formulaic approach that law professors continue to use today as a teaching tool. In his examination of Perry Mason, author Thomas Leitch looks at why this series has appealed to so many for so long and what the continued appeal tells us about Americans' attitudes toward lawyers and the law, then and now. Beginning with its roots in earlier detective fiction, stories of fictional attorneys, and the work of Erle Stanley Gardner (the show's creator), Leitch lays out the circumstances under which Perry Mason was conceived and marketed as a distinct franchise. The evolution of Perry Mason is charted here in an inclusive manner, discussing the show's broadcast history (ending with the series of two-hour telemovies that aired nearly twenty years after the original series ended) alongside its generic nature and place within popular culture, the show's ideological dynamic, and issues of authorship in the context of television. This concise study is an excellent tool for television and media scholars as well as fans of the Perry Mason series.
The Case of the Mythical Monkeys
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Twentieth Century Fiction
Author: George Woodcock
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349170666
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349170666
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography
Author: Donald A. Proulx
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9781587298295
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
For almost eight hundred years (100 BC–AD 650) Nasca artists modeled and painted the plants, animals, birds, and fish of their homeland on Peru’s south coast as well as numerous abstract anthropomorphic creatures whose form and meaning are sometimes incomprehensible today. In this first book-length treatment of Nasca ceramic iconography to appear in English, drawing upon an archive of more than eight thousand Nasca vessels from over 150 public and private collections, Donald Proulx systematically describes the major artistic motifs of this stunning polychrome pottery, interprets the major themes displayed on this pottery, and then uses these descriptions and his stimulating interpretations to analyze Nasca society. After beginning with an overview of Nasca culture and an explanation of the style and chronology of Nasca pottery, Proulx moves to the heart of his book: a detailed classification and description of the entire range of supernatural and secular themes in Nasca iconography along with a fresh and distinctive interpretation of these themes. Linking the pots and their iconography to the archaeologically known Nasca society, he ends with a thorough and accessible examination of this ancient culture viewed through the lens of ceramic iconography. Although these static images can never be fully understood, by animating their themes and meanings Proulx reconstructs the lifeways of this complex society.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9781587298295
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
For almost eight hundred years (100 BC–AD 650) Nasca artists modeled and painted the plants, animals, birds, and fish of their homeland on Peru’s south coast as well as numerous abstract anthropomorphic creatures whose form and meaning are sometimes incomprehensible today. In this first book-length treatment of Nasca ceramic iconography to appear in English, drawing upon an archive of more than eight thousand Nasca vessels from over 150 public and private collections, Donald Proulx systematically describes the major artistic motifs of this stunning polychrome pottery, interprets the major themes displayed on this pottery, and then uses these descriptions and his stimulating interpretations to analyze Nasca society. After beginning with an overview of Nasca culture and an explanation of the style and chronology of Nasca pottery, Proulx moves to the heart of his book: a detailed classification and description of the entire range of supernatural and secular themes in Nasca iconography along with a fresh and distinctive interpretation of these themes. Linking the pots and their iconography to the archaeologically known Nasca society, he ends with a thorough and accessible examination of this ancient culture viewed through the lens of ceramic iconography. Although these static images can never be fully understood, by animating their themes and meanings Proulx reconstructs the lifeways of this complex society.