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The Penguin book of gaslight crime - con artists, burglars, rogues, and scoundrels from the time of Sherlock Holmes
The Penguin book of gaslight crime - con artists, burglars, rogues, and scoundrels from the time of Sherlock Holmes
Author
Michael Sims
Michael Sims
format
Paperback / softback
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Penguin Classics
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20090331
20090331
Description
Read Michael Sims's posts on the Penguin Blog
An exclusive collection-the first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era
collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsne Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.
An exclusive collection-the first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era
collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsne Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.
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