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The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Heather Worthington

    1. Cardiff University, UK

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Part of the book series: Crime Files (CF)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Heather Worthington
    Pages 1-5

  3. Criminal Narratives: Textualising Crime

    • Heather Worthington
    Pages 6-45

  4. Making the Case for the Professionals

    • Heather Worthington
    Pages 46-102

  5. A Conspicuous Constabulary: or, Why Policemen Wear Tall Helmets

    • Heather Worthington
    Pages 103-169

  6. Conclusion

    • Heather Worthington
    Pages 170-173

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 174-203
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About this book

Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detective and the case were steadily developed. The well-known masters of early crime fiction, including Collins and Dickens, drew on this material, found in texts that have rarely been reprinted or even discussed. In this revealing book, Heather Worthington combines scholarly and archival study with theoretically informed analysis to unearth the foundations of detective fiction. This is essential reading for those researching in, studying, or just fascinated by crime fiction.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cardiff University, UK

    Heather Worthington

About the author

HEATHER WORTHINGTON is a lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University, where she teaches Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Crime Fiction and Children's literature. Previous publications include essays on G.K. Chesterton, T.H. White and Edward Bulwer Lytton; work in hand includes a monograph on crime fiction from 1850-1900.

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