The Mysteries of the Cities

The Mysteries of the Cities
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780786488445
ISBN-13 : 0786488441
Rating : 4/5 (441 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Mysteries of the Cities by : Stephen Knight

Download or read book The Mysteries of the Cities written by Stephen Knight and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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