Anna Katharine Green Biography - Mother of Detective Fiction by Patricia D Maida 1989 Hardcover-image
Anna Katharine Green Biography - Mother of Detective Fiction by Patricia D Maida 1989 Hardcover-image

Anna Katharine Green Biography - Mother of Detective Fiction by Patricia D Maida 1989 Hardcover

$ 7.85

Publication Year: 1989 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press LCCN: 88-063446 Item Height: 0.6 in Author: Patricia D. Maida Intended Audience: Trade ISBN-13: 9780879724450 Dewey Edition: 20 Genre: Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography Item Length: 9.3 in Dewey Decimal: 813/.4 B Synopsis: When The Leavenworth Case , Anna Katharine Green's first novel, was published in 1878, it quickly became a bestseller as well as a seminal work of detective fiction. Critics were to perceive Green's work as the link to Edgar Allan Poe in the American line of classic detective fiction. But the development of serial detectives is perhaps her greatest achievement. (Ebenezer Gryce of the New York Metropolitan Police, who makes his first appearance in 1878, precedes Sherlock Holmes by almost a decade.) In examining the life and works of Anna Katharine Green, one discovers a slice of American life: in the social events of New York City, in the plight of young working women, in the moral dilemmas of upright citizens pursuing the American dream. Topic: Women Authors, Mystery & Detective, Popular Culture, Literary, American / General brand: University of Wisconsin Press Item Weight: 13.2 Oz Illustrator: Yes Format: Hardcover gtin13: 9780879724450 Language: English LC Classification Number: PS2733.M35 1989 Item Width: 6.2 in Book Title: Mother of Detective Fiction : the Life and Works of Anna Katharine Green ISBN-10: 0879724455 Number of Pages: 134 Pages

Description

The seller has not provided a description for this item. Contact them with any questions before purchasing.

  1. A fascinating deep dive into the trailblazing Anna Katharine Green, whose gripping mysteries laid the foundation for modern detective fiction. Maida’s well-researched biography captures her brilliance and influence with engaging detail. A must-read for fans of classic crime literature!

    Jeffd26c3aaa

Related products