The Essential Elements of the Detective Story,
1820-1891 (2017).
by LeRoy Lad Panek and Mary M. Bendel-Simso.
Paperback.
ISBN-13: 978-1476666990
Until recently, only a privileged few could
read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in
America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th
century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of
period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during
its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and
the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and
criminals, and police and detectives.
