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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story

Haycraft, Howard

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Series: Dover Literature: Crime/Mystery/Thriller

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ISBN10: 0486829308
ISBN13: 9780486829302
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Feb 13 2019
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Genuinely fascinating reading.--The New York Times Book Review
Diverting and patently authoritative.--The New Yorker
Grand and fascinating ... a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate.--Rex Stout
A landmark ... a brilliant study written with charm and authority.--Ellery Queen
This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories.--Erle Stanley Gardner
Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.

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