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008 110926s2012 ncua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780786463411 (softcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aPN3448.D4$bK57 2012
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100 1 $aKnight, Stephen Thomas.
245 14 $aThe mysteries of the cities :$burban crime fiction in the nineteenth century /$cStephen Knight.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2012.
300 $avii, 232 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"A popular crime genre in the nineteenth century, urban mysteries have largely been ignored ever since. This historical and critical text examines the origins of the innovative genre, which sought to grapple with the rise of enormous, anonymous cities, beginning in France in 1842, then spreading rapidly across the continent and into America and Australia"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aDetective and mystery stories$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aCrime in literature.
650 0 $aCity and town life in literature.
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988 $a20111210
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