Before Sherlock Holmes : How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story /
LeRoy Lad Panek.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
- vii, 219 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.
Introduction -- Life before detectives -- Edgar Allan Poe -- Notebooks -- Charles Dickens -- Collins and the sensation novel -- Magazines and family story papers -- Newspaper detectives.
"This volume surveys the first fifty years of the detective story in nineteenth-century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration"--Provided by publisher.
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism. American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century Periodicals--Publishing--History--United States--19th century. American periodicals--History--19th century. Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism. English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century Periodicals--Publishing--History--Great Britain--20th century. English periodicals--History--19th century. Detectives in literature. Crime in literature.