The origin of this book might be described as an attempt to answer a presumably straightforward question: what is the source of the worldwide popularity of detective fiction?
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Publish Date
December 6, 1996
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The Johns Hopkins University Press
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English
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312
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American Detective and mystery stories, Cold War, Knowledge, Cryptography, Influence, History and criticism, American literature, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Modernism (Literature), World War, 1939-1945, Internet, Cryptography in literature, Ciphers in literature, Poe, edgar allan, 1809-1849, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, American literature, history and criticism, Modernism (literature), Influence (literary, artistic, etc.), World war, 1939-1945, cryptography, Ciphers, Cold warShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The Cryptographic Imagination: Secret Writings From Edgar Allen Poe to the Internet (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
December 6, 1996, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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in English
080185332X 9780801853326
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