Early American Detective Stories

An Anthology
Herausgeber: Panek, Leroy Lad; Bendel-Simso, Mary M.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Although the classic tales of mystery have faded from popular culture, avid collectors and cataloguers have ensured their place in the annals of literature. This anthology offers readers an exemplary sample of the hundreds of detective stories published in 19th century newspapers and magazines. All but two are stories published before 1891, before Sherlock Holmes appeared in America. The stories are categorized according to common motifs, including the largely unexplored field of women in late 19th century detection. Revealing cultural intricacies that other kinds of fiction cannot, the literature presented here provides new insights into the history of the detective story.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780786495603
• ISBN-10: 078649560X
• Artikelnr.: 40494808

Autorenporträt

The late LeRoy Lad Panek, professor emeritus of English at McDaniel College (and "One of the most readable, prolific, and perceptive academic scholars of mystery fiction"-Mystery Scene and Edgar Award winner), was the author of a number of books about detective fiction. He lived in Westminster, Maryland. Mary M. Bendel-Simso is a professor of English at McDaniel College and lives in Westminster, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
1. SERIES DETECTIVES     
James Franklin Fitts, "The Guest-Chamber of the Inn at St. Ives"     
Percy Garrett, "The Knotted Handkerchief "     
Harriet E. Prescott [Spofford], "Mr. Furbush"     
A Traveller [ James D. M'Cabe, Jr.], "The Telltale Eye"     
2. C.S.I.: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION     
Anonymous, "The Left-Handed Thief "     
Anonymous, Excerpts from Strange Stories of a Detective; or, Curiosities of
Crime
"Introduction"     
"The Torn Glove"     
Anonymous, "The First Case"     
Anonymous, "The Hob-Nailed Shoes"     
Anonymous, "The Mute Witness"     
Anonymous, "The Secret Cipher: A Detective's Story"     
Anonymous, "A Tell-Tale Ink Mark"     
3. HELP FROM ABROAD     
Anonymous, "Story of a Detective 'Expert' "     
Anonymous, "Vidocq, or the Charcoal Burner of France"     
W.W. Buchanan, "In the Cellar"     
Narissa Rosavo, "The Wounded Hand..."     
Anonymous, "Written in Blood"     
Anonymous, "The Twisted Ring"     
4. CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS     
Anonymous, "The Costly Kiss:
A New York Detective Experience"     
George Arnold, "'C.S.A.' "     
Herbert Lee Standish, "Five Thousand Dollars Reward"     
Anonymous, "The Detective's Story"     
James D. M'Cabe, Jr., "Seventy Miles an Hour"     
William Russell, "Hunting Rogues"     
Anonymous, "Tracing a Murderer"     
5. VIDOCQS IN PETTICOATS     
Anonymous, "The Tell-Tale Key; or A Woman as a Detective"     
Anonymous, "The Girl Detective"     
Capt. Charles Howard, "An Old Offender"     
Anonymous, "'Clubnose' "     
6. HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE DETECTIVE?     
Anonymous, "The Gramercy Park Mystery"     
Mark Twain, "Making a Fortune"     
Anonymous, "A Detective's Story"     
Anonymous, "The Detective"     
Anonymous, "Blown Upon: or The Sagacious Reporter"     
H.B.S., "A Detective's Story"     
Anonymous, "A Detective's Story"     
Anonymous, "After a Clew"     
Anonymous, "The Detective from Baltimore"     
7. FINDING THE FIRST ANTHOLOGY     
Mary E. Wilkins [Freeman]
Joseph Edgar Chamberlin, "The Long Arm"     
Professor Brander Matthews, "The Twinkling of an Eye"     
Index