Classic Mystery Stories: Poe, Dickens, London, Collins and Others

by Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, et al.

A tribute to the first great age of fictional sleuthing, this delightful collection of 13 mystery classics is devoted to the genuine tale of ratiocination, in which the detective solves the crime by investigation and observation, by using his or her wits.
Included among these gems, written between 1841 and 1920, are Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," widely acknowledged as the first detective story; Charles Dickens' "Three Detective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486408817
• ISBN13: 9780486408811
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher