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Sussex, Lucy, 1957-

Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction the mothers of the mystery genre / [electronic resource] : Women writers and detectives in 19th-century crime fiction Lucy Sussex. - Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xii, 216 p. : ill. - Crime files series . - Crime files series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.

"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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
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--History and criticism.--19th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR868.D4 / S87 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.087209928709034