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The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection Of Victorian Detective Stories (2011)

by Michael Sims(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0802779182 (ISBN13: 9780802779182)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Walker & Company

review 1: As an avid reader of mysteries and literature, this collection was an amazing find. Sims has collected well known and little known mystery stories from the 1890s and put them all together in one place as well as writing a thoughtful introduction. Every story was a good read, some were scary and a few were even funny. I would recommend this book to someone who's read all of Doyle and Poe and is wondering what to read next. This provides a history lesson as well as chance to meet new authors.
review 2: This is an interesting anthology for anyone who likes detective stories and literary history. There is a short profile of famous authors of detective stories through the early history of this type of writing, then a selected example/story from the writer. They ar... moree all tied together well with relationships explained between the various authors and links to more recent detective stories/authors. Enjoyed it and learned a lot! less

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