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The Mysteries of the Cities

Name: The Mysteries of the Cities
ISBN: 9780786463411

Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century

Stephen Knight

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers · Print & ebook · October 28, 2011

A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since.

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Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.

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Authors: Stephen Knight
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: October 28, 2011
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Curated from affinity signals
Reading lane: Curating

About This Book

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 grappled with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and to America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, Paul Feval, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.