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- catalog abstract ""Certain settings have long been a common element in British mystery and detective fiction: the quaint village; the country manor; the seaside resort; the streets of London. More than simply providing background, physical setting - in particular the city of London and the British seashore - takes on an added dimension, in a sense becoming a player in the mysteries, one that symbolizes, intensifies, and illuminate aspects of the British mystery novel." "This critical study examines 18 British mystery novels set in the city of London and 15 set by the sea. The novels span the twentieth century."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13303649.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain In literature.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Certain settings have long been a common element in British mystery and detective fiction: the quaint village; the country manor; the seaside resort; the streets of London. More than simply providing background, physical setting - in particular the city of London and the British seashore - takes on an added dimension, in a sense becoming a player in the mysteries, one that symbolizes, intensifies, and illuminate aspects of the British mystery novel." "This critical study examines 18 British mystery novels set in the city of London and 15 set by the sea. The novels span the twentieth century."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index.".
- catalog description "The old man in the corner (1901-1905) by Emma Orczy -- The club of queer trades (1905) by G.K. Chesterton -- The secret agent (1907) by Joseph Conrad -- The man who was Thursday (1908) by G.K. Chesterton -- The Charing Cross mystery (1923) by J.S. Fletcher -- Strong poison (1930) by Dorothy Sayers -- Hangover Square (1942) by Patrick Hamilton -- The Ministry of Fear (1943) by Graham Greene -- Murder by matchlight (1945) by E.C.R. Lorac -- Bodies in a bookshop (1946) by R.T. Campbell -- More work for the undertaker (1949) by Margery Allingham -- The tiger in the smoke (1952) by Margery Allingham -- Tether's end (1958) by Margery Allingham -- The Port of London murders (1958) by Josephine Bell -- At Bertram's Hotel (1965) by Agatha Christie -- The glass cage (1966) by Colin Wilson -- Inspector Ghote hunts the peacock (1968) by H.R.F. Keating -- Black out (1995) by John Lawton -- The blotting book (1908) by E.F. Benson -- Death walks in Eastrepps (1931) by Francis Beeding -- The saltmarsh murders (1932) by Gladys Mitchell -- Have his carcass (1932) by Dorothy Sayers -- The boomerang clue (1933) by Agatha Christie -- A shilling for candles (1936) by Josephine Tey -- Brighton rock (1938) by Graham Greene -- N or M ? (1941) by Agatha Christie -- Murder in retrospect (1941) by Agatha Christie -- The West Pier (1951) by Patrick Hamilton -- The singing sands (1953) by Josephine Tey -- Unnatural causes (1967) by P.D. James -- Mad hatter's holiday (1973) by Peter Lovesey -- The pier (1986) by Raynor Heppenstall -- Devices and desires (1990) by P. D. James.".
- catalog extent "195 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "City and shore.".
- catalog identifier "0786418443 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "City and shore.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,".
- catalog relation "City and shore.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain In literature.".
- catalog subject "823/.08720922 22".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PR830.D4 H36 2004".
- catalog subject "Setting (Literature)".
- catalog tableOfContents "The old man in the corner (1901-1905) by Emma Orczy -- The club of queer trades (1905) by G.K. Chesterton -- The secret agent (1907) by Joseph Conrad -- The man who was Thursday (1908) by G.K. Chesterton -- The Charing Cross mystery (1923) by J.S. Fletcher -- Strong poison (1930) by Dorothy Sayers -- Hangover Square (1942) by Patrick Hamilton -- The Ministry of Fear (1943) by Graham Greene -- Murder by matchlight (1945) by E.C.R. Lorac -- Bodies in a bookshop (1946) by R.T. Campbell -- More work for the undertaker (1949) by Margery Allingham -- The tiger in the smoke (1952) by Margery Allingham -- Tether's end (1958) by Margery Allingham -- The Port of London murders (1958) by Josephine Bell -- At Bertram's Hotel (1965) by Agatha Christie -- The glass cage (1966) by Colin Wilson -- Inspector Ghote hunts the peacock (1968) by H.R.F. Keating -- Black out (1995) by John Lawton -- The blotting book (1908) by E.F. Benson -- Death walks in Eastrepps (1931) by Francis Beeding -- The saltmarsh murders (1932) by Gladys Mitchell -- Have his carcass (1932) by Dorothy Sayers -- The boomerang clue (1933) by Agatha Christie -- A shilling for candles (1936) by Josephine Tey -- Brighton rock (1938) by Graham Greene -- N or M ? (1941) by Agatha Christie -- Murder in retrospect (1941) by Agatha Christie -- The West Pier (1951) by Patrick Hamilton -- The singing sands (1953) by Josephine Tey -- Unnatural causes (1967) by P.D. James -- Mad hatter's holiday (1973) by Peter Lovesey -- The pier (1986) by Raynor Heppenstall -- Devices and desires (1990) by P. D. James.".
- catalog title "City and shore : the function of setting in the British mystery / Gillian Mary Hanson.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".