The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction

Download or read book The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction written by Heather Worthington and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-05-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detective and the case were steadily developed. The well-known masters of early crime fiction, including Collins and Dickens, drew on this material, found in texts that have rarely been reprinted or even discussed. In this revealing book, Heather Worthington combines scholarly and archival study with theoretically informed analysis to unearth the foundations of detective fiction. This is essential reading for those researching in, studying, or just fascinated by crime fiction.