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- Book Title
- Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction, The
- ISBN
- 9780321195012
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0321195019
ISBN-13
9780321195012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30775862
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
Subject
Mystery & Detective, General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-009462
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813/.087208
Table Of Content
*This tentative table of contents is for early review purposes; the final contents may not include all of the selections listed here. W. H. Auden, "Detective Story." Preface. Introduction. Critical Essay. John Ball, "Murder at Large." I. THE AMATEUR DETECTIVE. Introduction. Critical Essays and Commentary. Patricia D. Maida and Nicholas B. Spornick, from "The Puzzle-Game." Nancy Ellen Talburt and Juana R. Young," The Many Guises of the Contemporary Amateur Detective." Stories. Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Arthur Conan Doyle, "Silver Blaze." Agatha Christie, "The Witness for the Prosecution." Dorothy L. Sayers, "The Haunted Policeman." Ellery Queen, "My Queer Dean." John Dickson Carr, "The House in Goblin Wood." Margaret Maron, "Deborah's Judgment." Sharyn McCrumb, "Nine Lives to Live." Dianne Mott Davidson, "Cold Turkey." Jan Burke, "Revised Endings." II. THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. Critical Essays. Raymond Chandler, "The Simple Art of Murder." Natalie Hevener Kaufman and Carol McGinnis Kay, from "Grafton's Place in the Development of the Detective Novel." Stories. Dashiell Hammett, "The Gutting of Couffignal." Raymond Chandler, "Trouble is My Business." Sue Grafton, "The Parker Shotgun." Sara Paretsky, "Skin Deep." Gar Anthony Haywood, "And Pray Nobody Sees You." S. J. Rozan, "Going Home." III. THE POLICE. Critical Essays and Commentary. LeRoy Lad Panek, excerpts from "The Police Novel." Ed McBain, "The 87th Precinct." Stories. Freeman Wills Crofts, "The Hunt Ball." Georges Simenon, "Inspector Maigret Deduces." Ed McBain, "Sadie When She Died." Tony Hillerman, "Chee's Witch." Ian Rankin, "The Dean Curse." Peter Robinson, "Missing in Action." Clark Howard, "Under Suspicion." APPENDIX A: Notable Annual Awards for Mystery and Detective Fiction. APPENDIX B: Bibliography of Critical Essays and Commentaries. Index.
Synopsis
This long overdue American and British anthology of detective fiction is filled with award-winning short stories, inside information on the authors who wrote them, discussions about the evolution of the genre, and significant literary criticism., A detective fiction anthology filled with award winning short stories, information on the authors who wrote them, discussion about the history and evolution of the genre, and important literary criticism.
LC Classification Number
PS648.D4L66 2005
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