The mysteries of the cities [electronic resource] : urban crime fiction in the nineteenth century / Stephen Knight.
By: Knight, Stephen Thomas.
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BookPublisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2011Description: vii, 232 p.Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism | Crime in literature | City and town life in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 809.3/872 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which sought to grapple with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and into America and Australia"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which sought to grapple with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and into America and Australia"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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