The Mysteries of the Cities: Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century by Stephen Knight

The Mysteries of the Cities: Urban Crime Fiction in the Nineteenth Century

Stephen Knight

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fiction classics crime literary mystery
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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, begi...

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