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

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0786463414
ISBN-13 9780786463411
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Oct 28th, 2011
Print length 240 Pages
Weight 331 grams
Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.20 cms
Ksh 9,000.00
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Examines the origins of the urban mystery genre, which sought to grapple with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and into America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, George Lippard, ""Ned Buntline"" and Donald Cameron.

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, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and to America and Australia. Writers covered include Eugene Sue, George Reynolds, Paul Feval, George Lippard, "Ned Buntline" and Donald Cameron.


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