Mysteries of the cities, the: urban crime fiction in the nineteenth century
Auteur :
Knight, Stephen
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786463411
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
331 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines the origins of the urban mystery 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. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.