Women writers and detectives in nineteenth-century crime fiction [electronic resource] : the mothers of the mystery genre /
by Sussex, Lucy; ProQuest (Firm).
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BookSeries: Crime files series: Publisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010Description: xii, 216 p. : ill.ISBN: ; ; .Other title: Women writers and detectives in 19th-century crime fiction.Subject(s): 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 booksOnline resources: Click to View 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.
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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.
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