Towards Sherlock Holmes: A Thematic History of Crime Fiction in the 19th Century World

by Stephen Knight

Crime fiction--a product of the burgeoning metropolis of the 19th century--features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. Before detectives came to play the central role, the protagonists tended to be lawyers or other professionals. Major English writers like Gaskell, Dickens and Collins contributed to the genre--Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a best-seller in 1887--and American and French authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666164
• ISBN13: 9781476666167
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher