Great British fictional detectives
James, Russell2008
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This is a study highlighting over 350 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes, the text celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction.
Main title:
Great British fictional detectives / by Russell James.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley : Remember When, 2008.
Collation:
240 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9781844680269 (hbk)1844680266 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823'.087209823.03823.08
Local class:
823.087
Language:
English
Subject:
Detectives in literature -- EncyclopediasDetective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism -- EncyclopediasDetective and mystery films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- EncyclopediasDetective and mystery television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- EncyclopediasEnglish literature -- Fiction -- Dictionaries
BRN:
436769