Hunted Down The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens
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In this classic anthology, Peter Haining has assembled a fascinating selection of Charles Dickens' detective stories. Added to the stories are extracts from the novels in which the men of the law make their mark. These law officers and the circumstances in which they work were based on Dickens' observations of the fledgling police detective force when he was a solicitor's clerk and reporter. He accompanied detectives on their nightly patrols of the streets of London, witnessed the day-to-day running of police stations, attended magistrates' courts, and was present at murder trials and public executions. Out of these eyewitness experiences grew Mr. Nadgett in Martin Chuzzlewitthe first serious detective in an English noveland Inspector Bucket in Bleak House, who solves the murder of an unscrupulous lawyer. The assorted cast of inspectors, sergeants, and constables also include an amateur detective, a river policeman, and the prototype of all undercover policemen.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780720612653 |
Publisher: | Peter Owen Publishers |
Imprint: | Peter Owen |
Pub date: | 01 Mar 2006 |
DEWEY: | 823.8 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 223 |
Weight: | 240g |
Height: | 216mm |
Width: | 138mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |