Before Sherlock Holmes

By LeRoy Panek

Subjects: American periodicals, American fiction, American periodicals -- History -- 19th century, English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism, Periodicals -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, Detectives in literature, American Detective and mystery stories, Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century, English fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism, American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism, Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism, English periodicals -- History -- 19th century, Publishing, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, History and criticism, English periodicals, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, History, Periodicals, publishing, Crime in literature, Periodicals, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism

Description: "This volume surveys the first fifty years of the detective story in nineteenth-century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration"--Provided by publisher.