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The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime
Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes
Taschenbuch von Michael Sims
Sprache: Englisch

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An exclusive collection-the first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era

collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsène Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.
Read Michael Sims's posts on the Penguin Blog

An exclusive collection-the first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era

collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsène Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.
Über den Autor
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Sims
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Penguin Book of Gaslight CrimeAcknowledgments
Introduction: Fools and Their Money
Suggestions for Further Reading

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

Grant Allen (1848-1899)
The Episode of the Diamond Links

Guy Boothby (1867-1905)
The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

E. W. Hornung (1866-1921)
Nine Points of the Law

Robert Barr (1849-1912)
The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
A Comedy on the Gold Coast

William Le Queux (1864-1927)
The Story of a Secret

O. Henry (1862-1910)
The Chair of Philanthromathematics

George Randolph Chester (1869-1924)
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947)
Blind Man's Buff

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918)
The Diamond Spy

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
The Willow Walk

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
Four Square Jane

Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143105664
ISBN-10: 0143105663
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sims, Michael
Redaktion: Sims, Michael
Zusammengestellt: Sims, Michael
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 129 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Sims
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2009
Gewicht: 0,291 kg
Artikel-ID: 101700847
Über den Autor
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Sims
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Penguin Book of Gaslight CrimeAcknowledgments
Introduction: Fools and Their Money
Suggestions for Further Reading

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

Grant Allen (1848-1899)
The Episode of the Diamond Links

Guy Boothby (1867-1905)
The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

E. W. Hornung (1866-1921)
Nine Points of the Law

Robert Barr (1849-1912)
The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
A Comedy on the Gold Coast

William Le Queux (1864-1927)
The Story of a Secret

O. Henry (1862-1910)
The Chair of Philanthromathematics

George Randolph Chester (1869-1924)
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947)
Blind Man's Buff

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918)
The Diamond Spy

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
The Willow Walk

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
Four Square Jane

Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143105664
ISBN-10: 0143105663
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sims, Michael
Redaktion: Sims, Michael
Zusammengestellt: Sims, Michael
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 129 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Sims
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2009
Gewicht: 0,291 kg
Artikel-ID: 101700847
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