The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891
The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

Author: LeRoy Lad Panek

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-03-06

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1476666997

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Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and criminals, and police and detectives.

The Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire

Author: Ross Miller

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780252069147

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A study of the great Chicago fire of 1871 and the rebuilding that followed, focusing on how the city manipulated the tragedy into a lasting myth about the modern struggle against adversity.

Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1880

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13:

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A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.