Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the
Time of Sherlock Holmes
Michaels Sims
Penguin Classics
January 25, 2011/ ISBN 9780143106210
Classic Mysteries written by authors popular in the from the Victorian
Period
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Reviewed
by Brenda Weeaks
I'm familiar
with some of the mysteries in this Penguin Classic, so reading Victorian
Women in Crime was a nice stroll down memory lane. In this Classic
edition, each writer has his/her own writing style and portrayal
of Victorian society, personalities, and dialect. Avid readers will
recognize these writers, I'm sure. And if you are a fan historical
mysteries or mysteries written in the Victorian era by popular authors
of that time, you will enjoy this classic edition.
"Mysterious
Countess" with the undercover detective and suspicious
countess is a great hook for the rest of the book. My favorite reads
are "Long Arm" by Mary E Wilkins where the main
character pleads her case to the readers, giving them the power
of judge and jury. Another favorite is Anna Katharine Green's "Affair
Next Door", but unfortunately only a very small portion
is included in this book. I found "The Second Bullet"
by Anna Katharine Green complex and heartbreaking.
Without a doubt,
these stories are a wonderful way to go back in time to experience
some impressive writers and imaginative storylines. I know with
these Victorian mysteries you, too, will seek a quiet place away
from interruption.
Stories included
are:
The Mysterious
Countess - W S Haward (1864)
The Unknown Weapon - Andrew Forrester (1864)
Drawn Daggers - C L Pirkis (1893)
The Long Arm - Mary E Wilkins (1895)
That Affair Next Door - Anna Katharine Green (1897)
The Man with the Wild Eyes - George R Sims (1897)
The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady - Grant Allen (1899)
How He Cut His Stick - M McDonnell Bodkin (1900)
The Man Who Cut Off My Hair - Richard Marsh (1912)
The Man with Nines Lives - Hugh C Weir (1914)
The Second Bullet - Anna Katharine Green (1915)
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