Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction. [electronic resource] : the mothers of the mystery genre.
| Autor: | Sussex, Lucy, 1957- |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Informace o vydání: | Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. |
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Detective and mystery stories
English -- History and criticism Detective and mystery stories American -- History and criticism English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism Electronic books |
| Druh dokumentu: | Bibliographies; Electronic; Non-fiction; Electronic document |
| Abstrakt: | Summary: "This book is a study of the "mothers" of the mystery genre. Traditionally the invention of crime writing has been ascribed to Poe, Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, but they had formidable women rivals, whose work has been until recently largely forgotten. The purpose of this book is to "cherchez les femmes," in a project of rediscovery"--Provided by publisher. |
| Databáze: | Vybrané kolekce e-knih |
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