01481nam 2200361 450 991015506570332120230810001518.01-4766-2751-7(CKB)3710000000973486(MiAaPQ)EBC4770603(EXLCZ)99371000000097348620170104h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTowards Sherlock Holmes a thematic history of crime fiction in the 19th century world /Stephen KnightJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc.,2017.©20171 online resource (236 pages) illustrations1-4766-6616-4 Includes bibliographical references and index."Crime fiction features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. Before detectives came to play the central role, the protagonists tended to be lawyers. English writers like Gaskell, Dickens and Collins contributed to the genre and American and French authors created new forms. This book explores thematic aspects of 19th century crime fiction's complex history"--Provided by publisher.823.8Knight Stephen 449894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155065703321Towards Sherlock Holmes2889100UNINA