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020 _z9780786463411 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9780786488445 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10512299
035 _a(OCoLC)762324958
040 _aCaPaEBR
_cCaPaEBR
050 1 4 _aPN3448.D4
_bK57 2011eb
082 0 4 _a809.3/872
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100 1 _aKnight, Stephen Thomas.
245 1 4 _aThe mysteries of the cities
_h[electronic resource] :
_burban crime fiction in the nineteenth century /
_cStephen Knight.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. :
_bMcFarland & Co.,
_c2011.
300 _avii, 232 p.
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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aDetective and mystery stories
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aCrime in literature.
650 0 _aCity and town life in literature.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10512299
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
908 _a170314
942 0 0 _cEB
999 _c131349
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