An expert in detective fiction traces its development from the 1840s through the 1940s, from Poe, Collins, and Doyle to Simenon, Tey, and others. "Genuinely fascinating reading." - The New York Times Book Review.
An expert in detective fiction traces its development from the 1840s through the 1940s, from Poe, Collins, and Doyle to Simenon, Tey, and others. "Genuinely fascinating reading." - The New York Times Book Review.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Upon the publication of Murder for Pleasure, Howard Haycraft (1905-91) became one of the first critics to offer a serious look at the mystery/detective genre. The publisher and editor was also a two-time Edgar Award winner and a prolific anthologist whose works include The Art of the Mystery Story, Fourteen Great Detective Stories, and The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective Crime Mystery Fiction.
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Foreword I. Time: 1841--Place: America (Genesis) II. The In-Between Years (Development) III. Profile by Gaslight (Renaissance) IV. England: 1890-1914 (The Romantic Era) V. America: 1890-1914 (The Romantic Era) VI. The Continental Detective Story VII. England: 1890-1930 (The Golden Age) III. America: 1918-1930 (The Golden Age) IX. England: 1930- (The Moderns) X. America: 1930- (The Moderns) XI. The Rules of the Game: (A Reader Looks at Writers) XII. The Murder Market XIII. Friends and Foes (The Critical Literature) XIV. A Detective Story Bookshelf XV. Dictators, Democrats, and Detectives XVI. The Future of the Detective Story) XVII. A Comprehensive Detective Story Quiz XVIII. Who's Who in Detection Appendix A: "The Purloined Letter" Controversy Appendix B: Sherlock Holmes' Name and Other Addenda Appendix C: Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library Index
Foreword I. Time: 1841--Place: America (Genesis) II. The In-Between Years (Development) III. Profile by Gaslight (Renaissance) IV. England: 1890-1914 (The Romantic Era) V. America: 1890-1914 (The Romantic Era) VI. The Continental Detective Story VII. England: 1890-1930 (The Golden Age) III. America: 1918-1930 (The Golden Age) IX. England: 1930- (The Moderns) X. America: 1930- (The Moderns) XI. The Rules of the Game: (A Reader Looks at Writers) XII. The Murder Market XIII. Friends and Foes (The Critical Literature) XIV. A Detective Story Bookshelf XV. Dictators, Democrats, and Detectives XVI. The Future of the Detective Story) XVII. A Comprehensive Detective Story Quiz XVIII. Who's Who in Detection Appendix A: "The Purloined Letter" Controversy Appendix B: Sherlock Holmes' Name and Other Addenda Appendix C: Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library Index
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