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The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

Sims, Michael
Sims, Michael
Sims, Michael

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction

ISBN10: 0143105663
ISBN13: 9780143105664
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Mar 31 2009
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.12 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
An exclusive collection--the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy

collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsène Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.

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